SECTION 266.207. Revoking the Election of Hospice Care

(a) An individual or representative may revoke the individual's election of hospice care at any time during an election period. If the individual is dually eligible for Medicaid and Medicare, the individual must revoke the Medicaid and Medicare hospice election at the same time.

(b) To revoke the election of hospice care, the individual or representative must file the Individual Election/Cancellation/Update Form with the hospice.

(c) The revocation effective date may not be earlier than the date the revocation is made.

(d) An individual, upon revoking the election of hospice care for a particular election period:

(1) is no longer covered under Medicaid for hospice care;

(2) resumes Medicaid coverage of the benefits waived under §266.205(d) of this subchapter (relating to Election of Hospice Care); and

(3) may at any time elect to receive hospice coverage as long as the individual meets eligibility requirements.

(e) The hospice must submit the Individual Election/Cancellation/Update Form to the TMHP Long Term Care Online Portal.

Source Note: The provisions of this §266.207 adopted to be effective July 26, 2022, 47 TexReg 4331