TITLE 42 - PUBLIC HEALTH

CHAPTER IV - CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

SUBCHAPTER B - MEDICARE PROGRAM

PART 418 - HOSPICE CARE

subpart b - ELIGIBILITY, ELECTION AND DURATION OF BENEFITS

418.20 - Eligibility requirements.

In order to be eligible to elect hospice care under Medicare, an individual must be (a) Entitled to Part A of Medicare; and (b) Certified as being terminally ill in accordance with 418.22.