Indiana Code 16-25-4.7-3. Qualifications to provide community based palliative care
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Sec. 3. A hospice provider who is licensed under IC 16-25-3-1(b) may provide community based palliative care to a patient who is not eligible for hospice if the hospice provider:
(2) is certified in community based palliative care by an organization approved by the state department.
(1) meets the licensing requirements in this article; and
Terms Used In Indiana Code 16-25-4.7-3
- community based palliative care: means patient centered and family focused palliative care that is provided in a location that the patient considers to be the patient's home. See Indiana Code 16-25-4.7-1
- palliative care: means patient centered and family focused medical care that optimizes quality of life by anticipating, preventing, and treating suffering caused by a medical illness or a physical injury or condition that substantially affects a patient's quality of life. See Indiana Code 16-25-4.7-2
As added by P.L.44-2020, SEC.3.