Hospice care is a comprehensive home care program which primarily provides medical and support services for terminally ill patients. Medicaid patients who voluntarily choose to end any treatment designed to cure their disease are eligible to receive services, supplies and care to provide necessary relief of pain or other symptoms.

Learn more about the new Alabama Medicaid Hospice Medical Criteria. All Alabama hospice providers are now required to use these criteria when determining medical necessity for Medicaid recipients electing the hospice benefit when Alabama Medicaid is the primary payor. 
 

• Administrative Code - Chapter 51 - Updated 10/18/06

• Admissions Information for Providers - ALERT issued 4/25/07

• Hospice Rates FY 10 - Effective 10/1/09

• Criteria for Adult Cancer - ALERT issued 6/30/06

• Fact Sheet – Hospice Program

• FAQs from November 2005 Hospice Workshops

• Hospice Palliative Drug List - Updated 6/19/07

• Hospice Election Form 165

• Instructions for Completing Form 165

• Hospice Cover Sheet Form 165A - Updated 3/26/09

• Hospice Recipient Status Change Form 165B - Updated 5/24/07

• Form 165B and 161A Processing Instructions- Effective 10/2/07

• Licensure and Certification

• Policy and Procedures for Medicaid Approval of Hospice Care

• Presentation – Hospice Care

• Provider Listing - Updated 3-1-08

• Provider Notice - Medicaid Approval of Hospice Care - Issued 1/20/06

• Provider Notice FAQs - Medicaid Approval of Hospice Care

• Provider Notice - Updated Hospice Criteria

• Provider Manual - Chapter 18

• Admission & Continuing Certification Log Form 313

• Hospice Forum Evaluation Form

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