N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 4012-b
Hospice palliative care
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Current — January 1, 2020
As of January 1, 2015
§ 4012-b. Hospice palliative care program for persons with advanced\nand progressive disease. 1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision\nof this article to the contrary, a hospice may also offer a program of\npalliative care for patients with advanced and progressive disease and\ntheir families. Such a program may be provided by a hospice issued a\ncertificate of approval pursuant to section forty hundred four of this\narticle, acting alone or under contract with a certified home health\nagency, long term home health care program, licensed home care services\nagency or AIDS home care program, as such terms are defined in section\nthirty-six hundred two of this chapter. Nothing in this section shall\npreclude the provision of palliative care by any other health care\nprovider otherwise authorized to provide such services.\n 2. For the purposes of this section the following terms shall mean:\n (a) "Advanced and progressive disease" means a medical condition which\nis irreversible and which will continue indefinitely, where there is no\nreasonable hope of maintaining life.\n (b) "Palliative care" means the active, interdisciplinary care of\npatients with advanced, life-limiting illness, focusing on relief of\ndistressing physical and psychosocial symptoms and meeting spiritual\nneeds. Its goal is achievement of the best quality of life for patients\nand families.\n
§ 4012-b. Hospice palliative care. 1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent\nprovision of this article to the contrary, a hospice may also offer a\nprogram of palliative care for patients with advanced life-limiting\nconditions and illnesses and their families. Such a program may be\nprovided by a hospice issued a certificate of approval pursuant to\nsection four thousand four of this article, acting alone or under\ncontract with a certified home health agency, long term home health care\nprogram, licensed home care services agency or AIDS home care program,\nas such terms are defined in section thirty-six hundred two of this\nchapter. Nothing in this section shall preclude the provision of\npalliative care by any other health care provider otherwise authorized\nto provide such services.\n 2. For the purposes of this section "Palliative care" means the\nactive, interdisciplinary care of patients with advanced, life-limiting\nillness, focusing on relief of distressing physical and psychosocial\nsymptoms and meeting spiritual needs. Its goal is achievement of the\nbest quality of life for patients and families.\n
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