DE · guidance
Del. Medical Assistance Program Hospice Provider Specific Policy Manual § 2.0
Hospice Responsibility
2.0.1 It is the responsibility of the hospice organization to maintain a detailed record
that clearly documents that they have followed the policy cited in this manual.
Claims for payment may be denied or dollars recovered if the record is
insufficient to document that the policy has been followed.
2.0.2 The hospice organization must clearly and accurately represent the clinical
assessment of the patient's condition and the functional status when
recommending and providing the necessary services.
2.0.3 The hospice organization has the ethical and programmatic responsibility to
direct members to the most appropriate, medically necessary, and cost-efficient
care possible.
Provenance
- Source
- medicaidpublications.dhss.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-01
- Edition
- dmap-hospice-2023-07-01
- Content hash
c1b02c65495f2b26754b248624f07c40b872b48613c09fe34c4c31bb7d7f2541
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