GA · guidance
Ga. Medicaid Part II Policies & Procedures for Hospice Services § 901
Requirements of Coverage
To be covered, a certification that the individual is terminally ill must have been completed as set
forth in Section 704 and hospice services must be reasonable and necessary for palliative care
management of the terminal illness and related conditions. The individual must elect hospice care in
accordance with Section 702. A plan of care must be established before services are provided. To be
covered, services must be rendered consistent with the plan of care. Only individuals through the age
of twenty (20) may receive curative care management concurrent with palliative care.
Provenance
- Source
- www.mmis.georgia.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-01
- Edition
- pp-hospice-2026-10-01
- Content hash
2d6c1efb8df3ad0b7f4b872bd270be95dd9c4d6919f09efca1758e41b1059c0d
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