NC · guidance
N.C. Medicaid Clinical Coverage Policy No. 3D § 5.4.2
Content of certification
The provider of hospice services shall comply with 42 CFR §418.22(b), Content
of certification.
The physician or nurse practitioner who performs the face-to-face encounter shall
attest in writing that he or she had a face-to-face encounter with the beneficiary,
reporting the date of that visit. The attestation of the nurse practitioner or the non-
certifying hospice physician shall state that the clinical findings of that visit were
provided to the certifying physician for use in determining continued eligibility for
hospice care. All certifications and recertifications must be signed and dated by
the physician(s) and must contain the benefit period dates to which the
certification or recertification applies.
Provenance
- Source
- medicaid.ncdhhs.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-01
- Edition
- ccp-3d-2024-03-15
- Content hash
954ae92c57c4c1f6b9da6a8d333a07697dd5e110fc542967141c7c456fb97aa2
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