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) > 418.21—Duration of hospice care coverage—Election periods.

418.21—Duration of hospice care coverage—Election periods.

(a) Subject to the conditions set forth in this part, an individual may elect to receive hospice care during one or more of the following election periods:
(1) An initial 90-day period;
(2) A subsequent 90-day period; or
(3) An unlimited number of subsequent 60-day periods.
(b) The periods of care are available in the order listed and may be elected separately at different times.
[55 FR 50834, Dec. 11, 1990, as amended at 57 FR 36017, Aug. 12, 1992; 70 FR 70546, Nov. 22, 2005]