Hospice patient definition

Hospice patient s family" means a hospice patient's immediate family members, including a spouse, brother, sister, child, or parent, and any other relative or individual who has significant personal ties to the patient and who is designated as a member of the patient's family by mutual agreement of the patient, the relative or individual, and the patient's interdisciplinary team.

Hospice patient means a patient, other than a pediatric respite care patient, who has been diagnosed as terminally ill, has an anticipated life expectancy of six months or less, and has voluntarily requested and is receiving care from a person or public agency licensed under this chapter to provide a hospice care program.

Hospice patient or “patient” means a diagnosed terminally ill person with an anticipated life expectancy of six months or less, as certified by the attending physician, who, alone or in conjunction with a unit of care as defined in subsection 8, has voluntarily requested and received admission into the hospice program. If the patient is unable to request admission, a family member may voluntarily request and receive admission on the patient’s behalf.

Examples of Hospice patient in a sentence

• Facility shall immediately notify Hospice about the following: a significant change in the Hospice Patient’s physical, mental, social, or emotional status that may necessitate a change to the Hospice Patient’s Hospice Plan of Care; a potential need to transfer the Hospice Patient from Facility, in which case Hospice shall coordinate any necessary care related to the Terminal Illness and related conditions; the Hospice Patient’s death.

• The Facility shall not transfer any Hospice Patient to another care setting without the prior approval of the Hospice.

• Facility shall provide adequate accommodations for Hospice Patient’s family members to remain with Hospice Patient up to 24 hours per day, and permit family members privacy following the death of a Hospice Patient.

• Facility shall provide adequate space, located conveniently to Hospice Patient, for private visiting among Hospice Patient, Hospice Patient’s family members and any other visitors.

• The Facility shall permit employees, contractors, agents and volunteers of Hospice free and complete access to Facility 24 hours per day, as necessary, to permit Hospice to counsel, treat, attend and provide services to each Hospice Patient.

More Definitions of Hospice patient

Hospice patient s family” means the immediate kin of the patient, including a spouse, parent, stepparent, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, child, or stepchild. Additional relatives or individuals with significant personal ties to the hospice patient may be included in the hospice patient’s family.

Hospice patient means a diagnosed terminally ill patient, with an anticipated life expectancy of six

Hospice patient means an individual who is admitted to a hospice program or agency.

Hospice patient s family" shall mean the hospice patient's immediate kin, including a spouse,

Hospice patient or "patient" means an individual in the terminal stage of illness who has an anticipated life expectancy of 6 months or less and who has voluntarily requested admission and been accepted into a hospice.

Hospice patient means a person diagnosed as terminally ill with a prognosis of an anticipated life expectancy of six months or less, who has received admission into the hospice program. The diagnosis and prognosis must be certified by the attending physician.

Hospice patient or “patient” means an individual in the terminal stage of illness who has an anticipated life expectancy of 12 months or less and who, alone or in conjunction with a family member or members, has requested admission to a hospice, has been accepted into the hospice and has entered the hospice.