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Hospice Program Licensure

Licensure information and resources for health care providers that operate hospice programs.

Hospice programs are licensed by the Department of Public Health to provide palliative and supportive care and other services to terminally ill patients and their families.

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Top tasks

Licensure and Medicare/Medicaid Certification  Subscribe to the Hospice Program Listserv 

What you need to know

Circular letters  Healthcare Abuse and Neglect  Health care facility licensure regulations  Comfort Care – DNR Order Verification Program  Plan Review for Health Care Facilities 

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