DE · guidance
Del. Medical Assistance Program Hospice Provider Specific Policy Manual § 6.4
Temporary Absence for Personal Reasons
6.4.1 A patient may be absent from the nursing home for reasons other than
hospitalization for a period of 18 days per calendar year without interruption of
payment to the hospice for room and board, as long as such absences are
provided for in the patient's plan of care.
Provenance
- Source
- medicaidpublications.dhss.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-01
- Edition
- dmap-hospice-2023-07-01
- Content hash
a0778d9fca700c86b3bf7a376fd0d8089c913a29d59a35ae689e1168cbf738ee
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