N.Y. Medicaid Hospice Program Manual Policy Guidelines, Section I, Allowed Services

Services may be provided in the home, a nursing home, assisted living facility, free

standing hospice, hospital, or hospice residence; and must be provided according to a

written plan of care and are focused on easing the symptoms rather than curing the

disease. The individual and family receive medical, psychological and social services,

and bereavement and pastoral care related to the individual’s terminal diagnosis.

State regulation requires hospice to include the following services as the needs of the

patient dictate:

• Nursing; • Physician;

• Physical Therapy; • Occupational Therapy;

• Speech and Language Pathology; • Medical Supplies and Equipment;

• Home Health Aide and Homemaker; • Bereavement;

• Pastoral Care; • Pharmaceutical/Laboratory;

• Social Work; • Nutrition;

• Psychological; • Audiology; and

• Respiratory Therapy.