Impact of Nursing Shortage on Hospice Care

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Title
Impact of Nursing Shortage on Hospice Care
Memo #
10-31-Hospice
Posting Date
2010-09-17
Fiscal Year
2010
Title
This memorandum extends the period of time for hospice agencies to qualify for an "extraordinary circumstance" exemption when they believe that the nursing shortage has affected their ability to directly hire sufficient numbers of nurses. This policy exemption was first outlined in S&C-02-44.