333.21417 Disease or condition with terminal prognosis as prerequisite for admission to or retention for care. Sec. 21417. An individual shall not be admitted to or retained for care by a hospice or a hospice residence unless the individual is suffering from a disease or condition with a terminal prognosis. An individual shall be considered to have a disease or condition with a terminal prognosis if, in the opinion of a physician, the individual's death is anticipated within 6 months after the date of admission to the hospice or hospice residence. If a person lives beyond a 6-month or less prognosis, the person is not disqualified from receiving continued hospice care. History: Add. 1980, Act 293, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 267, Imd. Eff. June 12, 1996 Popular Name: Act 368
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