WA · guidance
Wash. HCA Hospice Services Billing Guide, When are PPC services not covered?
When are PPC services not covered?
HCA does not pay for a PPC contact when a client is receiving similar services
from any of the following:
• Home Health program
• Hospice program
• Private duty nursing*
• Disease case management program
• Any other HCA program that provides similar services
*Alert! Private duty nursing is not covered unless the hospice agency requests an
exception to rule by submitting for prior authorization and completing the
Hospice (including PPC) Authorization Request form, HCA 13-848. See Where can
I download HCA forms?
HCA does not pay for a PPC contact that includes providing counseling services
to a client’s family member or the client’s caregiver for grief or bereavement for
dates of service after a client’s death.
Provenance
- Source
- www.hca.wa.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-02
- Edition
- hca-hospice-bg-2026-05-19
- Content hash
353d3451a63e23effc8db442991168f53dc0a5918d24759ceb8831d4f4a53770
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