• General Information
  • Introduction
  • Core and Other Functions of Hospice
    • Introduction
    • Core Functions
    • Other Functions
  • Provider Certification
  • Scope of Service
  • Medicaid Provider Responsibilities
  • Hospice Responsibilities
  • Recipient Eligibility
  • Hospice Enrollment
  • Hospice Recipient Requirements
    • Designated Primary Provider
    • Discontinuation or Transfer
    • Recipients Residing in Nursing Homes
  • Copayment
• Covered Services
  • Hospice Care Service Categories
  • Hospice Care Services and Limitations
    • Introduction
    • Routine Care
    • Continuous Care
    • Inpatient Respite Care
    • General Inpatient Care
  • Nursing Home Room and Board
    • Introduction
    • Limitations Applicable to Nursing Home Room and Board
  • Physician Services
  • Durable Medical Equipment/Personal Care Services
  • Reimbursement Not Available
• Required Documentation
  • Introduction
  • Physician Certification/ Recertification of Terminal Illness
  • Recipient Election of Medicaid Hospice Benefit
  • Notification of Medicaid Hospice Benefit Election
  • Plan of Care
  • Ordering Forms
  • Form Retention and Submission
• Prior Authorization
  • Introduction
  • Prior Authorization for Personal Care Services
• Claims Submission
  • Introduction
  • Coordination of Benefits
  • 837 Health Care Claim: Institutional
  • UB-92
  • Billed Amounts
  • Billing Increments
  • Diagnosis Codes
  • Revenue Codes
  • Fee Schedule
• Reimbursement
  • Introduction
  • Nursing Home Room and Board
    • Introduction
    • Paper Adjustment Requests
  • Patient Liability
  • Hospice Cap on Overall Reimbursement
• Appendix
  • Appendix 1 — UB-92 (CMS 1450) Claim Form Instructions for Hospice Services
  • Appendix 2 — UB-92 Claim Form Sample
  • Appendix 3 — Physician Certification/ Recertification of Terminal Illness
  • Appendix 4 — Notification of Medicaid Hospice Benefit Election
  • Appendix 5 — Recipient Election of Medicaid Hospice Benefit
  • Appendix 6 — Hospice Benefit Revocation (Non-recertification)/ Voluntary Discharge
  • Appendix 7 — Allowable Revenue Codes for Hospice Care
  • Appendix 8 — Rounding Guidelines for Continuous Care
  • Appendix 9 — Services Provided Outside the Hospice Benefit
  • Appendix 10 — Sample Adjustment/ Reconsideration Request for Retroactive Nursing Home Rate Adjustment
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Covered Services

Hospice Care Services and Limitations

Continuous Care

Wisconsin Medicaid will reimburse a hospice for continuous care if a minimum of eight hours of care is provided on a DOS. A DOS begins and ends at midnight. The recipient may be at home or permanently residing in a nursing facility.

Continuous care is nursing care provided by either a registered nurse (RN) or licensed practical nurse (LPN). An RN or LPN is required to provide care for more than half of the minimum eight-hour period within a 24-hour period. The time billed does not need to be continuous (e.g., four hours in the morning and four hours in the afternoon). Homemaker and aide services may be provided to supplement the nursing care.

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