Regulations last checked for updates: May 03, 2025

Title 42 - Public Health last revised: Apr 15, 2025
§ 418.20 - Eligibility requirements.

In order to be eligible to elect hospice care under Medicare, an individual must be—

(a) Entitled to Part A of Medicare; and

(b) Certified as being terminally ill in accordance with § 418.22.

authority: 42 U.S.C. 1302 and 1395hh
source: 48 FR 56026, Dec. 16, 1983, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 42 CFR 418.20