Conditions for Coverage and Conditions of Participations for Hospice
Guidance for Conditions for Coverage (CfCs) and Conditions of Participations (CoPs) for Hospices.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: February 11, 2020
Publication date:
June 5, 2008
Effective date:
December 2, 2008
CFR section numbers:
42 CFR 418.3, 418.52-116
CFR section descriptions:
Subpart A- General Provisions and definitions
418.3 Definitions
Subpart C- Patient care
418.52-76
Subpart D- Organizational Environment
418.100-116
Brief description of document(s):
The CoPs are the health and safety requirements that all hospices are required to meet. They are a flexible framework for continuous quality improvement in hospice care and reflect current standards of practice.
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