Indiana Code 12-15-40-3. “Hospice program” defined
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Sec. 3. (a) As used in this chapter, “hospice program” means a specialized form of interdisciplinary health care that is designed to alleviate the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual discomforts of an individual who is experiencing the last phase of a terminal illness or disease.
(b) The term does not include services provided by a hospital, a health facility, an ambulatory outpatient surgical center, or a home health agency unless the entity has a distinct hospice program.
As added by P.L.24-1997, SEC.54.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 12-15-40-3
- hospice: means a person or health care provider who owns or operates a hospice program or facility, or both, that uses an interdisciplinary team directed by a licensed physician to provide a program of planned and continuous care for hospice program patients and their families. See Indiana Code 12-15-40-2