R414-14A-7. Change in Hospice Provider

(1) A client or representative may change, once in each election period, the designation of the particular hospice from which hospice care will be received.

(2) The change of the designated hospice is not a revocation of the election for the period in which it is made.

(3) To change the designation of hospice provider, the client must file, with the hospice provider from which care has been received and with the newly designated hospice provider, a statement that includes the following information:

(a) the name of the hospice provider from which the client has received care;

(b) the name of the hospice provider from which the client plans to receive care; and

(c) the date the change is to be effective.

(4) The client must file the change on or before the effective date.