WV · guidance
W. Va. BMS Provider Manual ch. 509, Background
Background
Hospices provide a continuum of care, directed by professionals, designed to optimize the comfort and
functionality of terminally ill members for whom the possibilities of curative medicine have been
exhausted or are not desired. Hospice emphasizes relief from distress for the member without actively
shortening or prolonging life. Relief from distress includes palliation of physical, psychological and
psychosocial symptoms of distress and a regular regimen for alleviation of physical pain. All efforts are
directed to enriching life during the member’s final days and to the provision of ongoing opportunities for
the member to be involved in life.
Hospice services are defined as reasonable and medically necessary services, palliative and supportive
in nature, provided to the terminally ill for the management of the terminal illness and related conditions.
This chapter sets forth requirements of the Bureau for Medical Services (BMS) regarding coverage under
and payment for Hospice Services provided to eligible West Virginia Medicaid members.
Provenance
- Source
- bms.wv.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-01
- Edition
- bms-509-2020-05-01
- Content hash
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