PA · guidance
Pa. Dep't of Health, Hospice Agency Regulations (statement)
No state hospice licensure regulations; 42 C.F.R. Part 418, Subparts C, D and E applied as interim guidelines
The passage of S.B. 996-97 effective January 14, 1999, amended the definition of a "health care facility": "to include hospice and requires that no person shall maintain or operate or hold itself out to be a health care facility (hospice) without first obtaining a license issued by the Department of Health."
The Federal Medicare Conditions of Participation, Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, 42 CFR Part 418, Subparts C, D, and E are being used as interim guidelines to regulate hospice organizations until the Department of Health's regulations are published as final.
State Licensure Rules and Regulations:
• State Rules & Regulations (Chapter 51)
• Health Care Facilities Act
History
Text as the Department's page carries it, last modified by the Department 2025-02-25.
Provenance
- Source
- www.pa.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-01
- Edition
- doh-hospice-2025-02-25
- Content hash
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