4002 – Definitions.
§ 4002. Definitions. As used in this article, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings: 1. “Hospice” means a coordinated program of home and in-patient care which treats the terminally ill patient and family as a unit, employing an interdisciplinary team acting under the direction of an autonomous hospice administration. The program […]
4004 – Establishment of Hospices.
§ 4004. Establishment of hospices. 1. The commissioner shall not issue a certificate of approval to any hospice except with the written approval of the public health and health planning council. However, a hospice demonstration program participant making application to the commissioner solely to establish a hospice shall be deemed to have met such requirement. […]
4006 – Hospice Construction.
§ 4006. Hospice construction. 1. The construction of a hospice shall require the prior approval of the commissioner. 2. An application for such construction shall be filed with the department, together with such other forms and information as shall be prescribed by, or acceptable to, the department. Thereafter the department shall forward a copy of […]
4000 – Legislative Declaration.
§ 4000. Legislative declaration. The legislature finds and declares that hospice is a socially and financially beneficial alternative to conventional curative care for those afflicted by terminal illness. It further finds that hospice is a unique, interdisciplinary program of palliative and supportive care to meet the stresses associated with illness, death and bereavement through the […]