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Mont. Medicaid Hospice Policy Manual, Policy 401

Eligibility Requirements

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ELIGIBILITY

REQUIREMENTS

In order to be eligible for hospice care under Montana

Medicaid, a member must meet the following conditions:

1. The member is eligible for Medicaid, and

2. The member’s attending physician and the

hospice medical director must certify that the

member is terminally ill which means the

member has a medical prognosis that his or

her life expectancy is six months or less if the

illness runs its normal course.

History

Reference: ARM 37.40.815, 42 CFR 418.20. Supersedes: Policy 401, October 2016.

Provenance

Source: dphhs.mt.gov
Retrieved: 2026-10-02
Edition: sltc-hospice-401-2018-10-01
Content hash: 12f5b5dab3f8650bb859249c5aabf1832fc5cfb8bf29c0850288fc52006ad9a3

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