NC · guidance
N.C. Medicaid Clinical Coverage Policy No. 3D, Attachment B
Physician Face-to-Face Encounter and Certification of Terminal Illness
A physician face-to-face encounter is required for all Medicaid hospice beneficiaries at the third (3rd)
election period and at all subsequent election periods, prior to recertification of terminal illness in
accordance with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Section 3132. The physician shall
provide a written attestation that the encounter occurred.
Provenance
- Source
- medicaid.ncdhhs.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-01
- Edition
- ccp-3d-2024-03-15
- Content hash
53fb9ee110eaa0ce4d706b10454bdf96781d05bd690504765ef1b2633b540a70
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