Hospice regulations by state

We watch the hospice rules in 15 states: the licence and program types, the rule each one follows, and every change a person approves.

15 states21 licence and program types1 updates released
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Hospice rules in the states we watch

The licence and program types we track, with the rule each follows.

StateWhat we watchRule
Georgia Rule And Regulations For Hospices 111-8-37
Illinois Hospice 77 Ill. Adm. Code 280
Indiana Hospice Program IC 16-25
Iowa Hospice 481 IAC 53
Maryland Hospice Care
Hospice Houses
Hospices
Limited Hospice Care Programs
10.09.35 COMAR 10.07.21 COMAR 10.07.22
Missouri Hospice 19 CSR 30-35
New Jersey Hospice Care Program N.J.A.C. 8:42C
New York Hospice 10 NYCRR Part 794
North Carolina Hospice (incl. hospice inpatient / residential care facility) 10A NCAC 13K
Ohio Hospice Care Program
Medicaid Hospice Program
OAC 3701-19 OAC 5160-56
Oregon Hospice Program OAR 333-035
Pennsylvania Hospice
Hospice Services (Medical Assistance)
55 Pa. Code Chapter 1130
Rhode Island Hospice Care 216-RICR-40-10-11
South Carolina Hospice (inpatient facility and outpatient program) S.C. Code Regs. 60-78
Texas Hospice (HCSSA category)
Texas Medicaid Hospice
26 TAC Chapter 558

Each citation links to the official state text it was checked against.

Recent hospice changes

Released updates tagged hospice, with the 30-day rule.

All public updates
Released updates1 so far · newest 22 Oct
  1. IllinoisBehavioral health

    Released for subscribers. Headline public on 21 Nov

Newest firstHeadlines go public 30 days after subscribers get them.

Policy manuals

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