Indiana Code 12-15-40-5. “Hospice services” defined
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Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, “hospice services” means:
(2) care for the psychological, social, spiritual, and other needs of the hospice program patient‘s family before and after the hospice program patient’s death.
(1) palliative care for the physical, psychological, social, spiritual, and other special needs of a hospice program patient during the final stages of a hospice program patient’s terminal illness; and
Terms Used In Indiana Code 12-15-40-5
- 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
- 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. See Indiana Code 12-15-40-3
- hospice program patient: means a terminally ill patient who:
Indiana Code 12-15-40-4
As added by P.L.24-1997, SEC.54.