IL · guidance
Ill. HFS Handbook for Hospice Agencies, Topic K-230
Covered Services
The Department covers four types of hospice care: routine home care, continuous
home care, general inpatient care and respite care. In addition, the Department
covers physician services, a service intensity add-on payment, and nursing home
room and board charges related to the hospice patient. Refer to Topic K-250 for
further information on these categories of care.
To be covered, hospice services must meet the following requirements:
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The services must be reasonable and necessary for the palliation or
management of the terminal illness as well as related conditions.
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The individual must elect hospice care in accordance with Topic K-211 and a
plan of care must be established as set forth in Topic K-211.3 before services are
provided.
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The services must be consistent with the plan of care.
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A certification that the individual is terminally ill must be completed as set forth in
Topic K-211.1.
Provenance
- Source
- hfs.illinois.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-02
- Edition
- hfs-k200-2016-11-01
- Content hash
9034ac57bb00a6f6ccf8cd60bfffd046eca3f8c0237b1ae757472007f45cc901
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