N.H. Medicaid Hospice Provider Manual, Vol. II, § 2

Each participating hospice provider must:

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Be Medicare certified as a hospice provider;

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Be a NH enrolled NH Medicaid provider; and

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Hold a current NH state license as a home hospice care provider or hospice house in accordance

with RSA 151:2 and He-P 823 or He-P 824, or be licensed as such by the state in which they

practice;

Federal regulations at 42 CRF Section 418.56 specify that the “hospice provider” is the professional

manager of the hospice recipient’s hospice care. As such, the hospice provider’s responsibility includes

coordinating the plan of care and ensuring that the plan of care is consistent with the hospice philosophy

of care.