Mont. Medicaid Hospice Policy Manual, Policy 708

MEDICAL

SUPPLIES

Medical appliances, durable medical equipment and supplies

including drugs and biologicals, and other self-help and personal

comfort items related to palliation or management of the member’s

terminal illness are included in the hospice payment. The hospice

must provide these supplies for use in the member’s home while he

or she is receiving hospice care.

The Department has adopted and incorporated by reference, 42

CFR 418.106. Please refer to the federal register for details on the

management, disbursement and storage of drugs and biologicals,

as well as maintenance of equipment and supplies.

DURABLE MEDICAL

EQUIPMENT

The hospice must ensure that the member, where appropriate, as

well as the family and/or other caregiver(s), receive instruction in

the safe use of durable medical equipment and supplies. The

hospice may use persons under contract to ensure member and

family instruction. The member, family, and/or caregiver must be

able to demonstrate the appropriate use of durable medical

equipment to the satisfaction of the hospice staff.

Hospices may only contract for durable medical equipment services

with a durable medical equipment supplier that has been approved

by the State of Montana as a Medicaid Provider. A list of approved

providers may be found at http://medicaidprovider.mt.gov, Provider

Locator.