CFR > Title 42 - Public Health > CHAPTER IV—CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES > SUBCHAPTER B—MEDICARE PROGRAM (parts 405 to 426) > PART 418—HOSPICE CARE > SUBPART B—Eligibility, Election and Duration of Benefits (§418.20 to §418.30) > 418.20—Eligibility requirements.

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.