Hospice

COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control Best Practices

The guidance document linked below is intended for organizations that have health care workers (licensed and unlicensed staff) and personal caregivers who provide care to individuals at their home residence or community-based settings. It provides general infection prevention and control guidance in relation to prevention of COVID-19 transmission.

• Recommended Infection Prevention and Control Plan for Agencies that Provide Services in a Client’s Home Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Response - Best Practices as of March 2022

 

Types of hospice licenses

“Hospice care” means a centrally administered program of palliative services and supportive services provided by an interdisciplinary team directed by a physician. The program includes the provision of physical, psychological, custodial and spiritual care for persons who are terminally ill and their families. The care may be provided in the home, at a residential facility or at a medical facility at any time of the day or night. The term includes the supportive care and services provided to the family after the patient dies.
“Facility for hospice care” means a facility which is operated to provide hospice care.

State Laws and Regulations

• Hospice care
  • Nevada Revised Statutes Ch. 449.0115
  • Nevada Administrative Code Ch. 449.017
• Facility for Hospice Care
  • Nevada Revised Statutes Ch. 449.0033
  • Nevada Administrative Code Ch. 449.0172

Licensing and Applications

To apply for a license to operate a hospice agency, you must complete the following:

• Apply for a new license/renew an existing license - myhealthfacilitylicense.nv.gov
• Licensing checklist for hospice care (PDF link)
• Licensing checklist for hospice facilities (PDF link)
  • Application to permit the kitchen at hospice facilities

Federal Information and Regulations

• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Provider Data
• Appendix M: Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)

Certification Applications

To apply for CMS certification as a hospice agency, you must provide the following:

• CMS Application Documents

File a complaint

To file a complaint against a hospice program or agency, call 1-800-225-3414.