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Wash. HCA Hospice Services Billing Guide, How are hospice election statements used?
How are hospice election statements used?
A client or a client’s authorized health care representative must sign an election
statement to initiate or reinstate an election period for hospice care. Hospice
coverage is available for two 90-day election periods followed by an unlimited
number of 60-day election periods.
An election to receive hospice care continues through the initial election period
and subsequent election periods without a break in care as long as the client:
• Remains in the care of a hospice agency.
• Does not revoke the election (see What happens when a client leaves
hospice care without notice?).
See Pediatric Palliative Care.
Provenance
- Source
- www.hca.wa.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-02
- Edition
- hca-hospice-bg-2026-05-19
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