42 CFR § 418.20 - Eligibility requirements.

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title: "42 CFR § 418.20 - Eligibility requirements."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "418.20"
section_name: "Eligibility requirements."
chapter_name: "CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
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subchapter_name: "MEDICARE PROGRAM"
part_number: "418"
part_name: "HOSPICE CARE"
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last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 1302 and 1395hh."
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# 418.20 Eligibility requirements.

In order to be eligible to elect hospice care under Medicare, an individual must be—

(a) Entitled to Part A of Medicare; and

(b) Certified as being terminally ill in accordance with § 418.22.