Federal hospice plan-of-care regulation
Federal hospice Conditions of Participation and CMS survey guidance anchor interdisciplinary-group, individualized plan-of-care, caregiver education, and care-coordination requirements.
Federal · Effective · Effective Dec 2, 2008
What it is
- What changed
- CMS's hospice Conditions of Participation page identifies 42 CFR 418.3 and 418.52-116 as the regulatory framework. The CMS State Operations Manual appendix for hospices quotes and interprets 42 CFR 418.56 plan-of-care provisions, including interdisciplinary group coordination, patient and family goals, caregiver education and training, and plan-of-care review.
- Why it matters
- Families often experience hospice through the plan of care: who coordinates, what services are included, how goals are documented, and what training caregivers receive. The regulation row gives the corpus a federal anchor before state or provider-specific instructions are added.
- Who it touches
- Family caregivers, Paid care workers, Care providers and plans, People receiving carehospice patients, family caregivers, patient representatives, hospice providers, facility staff
- What it does
- Requires something of providers, companies or agencies; Plans, studies, registries or guidance
Sources
- CMS hospice Conditions of Participation
- CMS State Operations Manual Appendix M - Hospice
- eCFR 42 CFR 418.56
Last reviewed Jul 4, 2026. This is information, not legal advice; check the source for the current text.