Kan. Medical Assistance Program Hospice Fee-for-Service Provider Manual § 8400

Updated 07/13

Hospice care provides an integrated program of appropriate hospital and home care for the terminally ill

patient. It is a physician-directed, nurse-coordinated, interdisciplinary team approach to patient care

which is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. A hospice provides personal and supportive

medical care for terminally ill individuals and supportive care to their families. Emphasis is on home care

with inpatient beds serving as backup for the Home Care Program. Central to the hospice philosophy is

self-determination by the patient in medical treatment and manner of death.

Waiver of rights to Medicaid payment

The member waives all rights to the KMAP payments for the duration of the election of hospice care

for the following services:

• Any KMAP-covered services that are either:

o Related to the treatment of the terminal condition for which hospice care was elected or a

related condition

o Equivalent to hospice care except for services:

• Provided directly or under arrangement by the designated hospice

• Provided by another hospice under arrangement by the designated hospice

• Provided by the member’s attending physician if that physician is not an

employee of the designated hospice or receiving compensation from the hospice

for those services

• Hospice care provided by a hospice other than the hospice designated by the member