- Title
- Impact of Section 946 of the MMA on the Hospice Core Services Requirement
- Memo #
- 04-21
- Posting Date
- 02/12/2004
- Fiscal Year
- 2004
- Summary
- The purpose of this memorandum is to clarify recent legislation enacted by Section 946 of the MMA as it applies to the survey and certification of Medicare hospice services and to provide guidance on assessing compliance with these new provisions. These provisions were effective on December 8, 2003, upon enactment of the legislation.
