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MO HealthNet Hospice Provider Manual § 2.7
Change of the Designated Hospice
Individuals may change, once in each election period, the designation of the hospice from which they elect to receive hospice care. A change of the designated hospice is not considered a revocation of the election. To change the designation of hospice programs, individuals should file, with the hospice from which they received care a completed Notification of Termination of Hospice Benefits that includes the following information:
The name of the hospice from which the individual has received care
The name of the hospice from which the individual plans to receive care
The date the change is to be effective
Refer to Section 3 in this manual for more information regarding this form.
The hospice from which the individual is transferring must advise MHD as soon as possible and no later than five (5) days, following the effective date, by submitting a copy of a Notification of Termination of Hospice Benefits.
The newly designated hospice must verify by viewing the patient’s copy of the Notification of Termination of Hospice Benefits indicating in Section II that a change of the designated hospice was completed by the original hospice. If the Notification of Termination of Hospice Benefits was not completed, the new hospice must complete the form and submit a copy to the original hospice and to MHD within five (5) days of notification of the change.
In addition, the hospice to which the participant is changing should send a completed Hospice Election Statement, as well as other documentation necessary for an initial election Refer to Section 2.5 in this manual for enrollment information.
A change of ownership of a hospice is not considered a change in the participant designation of a hospice and requires no action on the patient’s part.
The hospice care benefit consists of two (2) 90-day election periods followed by unlimited 60-day periods, which run consecutively as long as the participant remains in the care of a hospice and the participant does not revoke the election. Refer to Section 2.5 in this manual for more information on election periods.
Refer to Section 3 in this manual for more information on this form.
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- dss.mo.gov
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- 2026-10-01
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- mhd-hospice-2026-04-13
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