Hospice Patient’s Rights

Hospice Patient’s Rights

“A hospice patient has the right to be informed of his or her rights, and the hospice must protect and encourage using these rights.”
Hospice Medicare Conditions of Participation (CFR 418.52, Subpart C, 418.52)

What are Hospice Patient Rights?

A list of rights guaranteed to all hospice patients including what a hospice must provide to a person who is receiving hospice care.

Where can I find Hospice Patient Rights?

The Medicare Conditions of Participation are issued as regulations set by the federal government agency, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Hospices must follow these regulations, which include a section on patient rights.

What do Hospice Patient Rights include?

Each hospice patient has the right to:

  • Be treated with respect.
  • Receive quality end-of-life care.
  • Receive spoken and written notice of his or her rights and responsibilities in a manner they understand during the assessment meeting with hospice staff.
  • Receive information on advance directives including a living will and healthcare surrogate.
  • Voice concerns and not be discriminated against for doing so.
  • Receive pain management and symptom control.
  • Be involved in developing his or her hospice plan of care.
  • Refuse care or treatment.
  • Choose his or her attending physician.
  • Have a confidential medical record.
  • Be free from mistreatment, neglect, or verbal, mental, sexual, and physical abuse.
  • Receive information about the services covered under the Hospice Benefit.
  • Receive information about the services that the hospice will provide and any limitations on those services.

What do Hospice Patient Rights mean to hospice providers?

  • The hospice must inform each patient of his/her rights during the admission verbally and in writing.
  • The hospice must talk about and provide written information about the organization’s policies on advance directives, including a description of the State law.
  • The hospice must prove that they have reviewed the hospice patient’s rights by asking for the patient or caregiver’s signature.

If you have questions about your rights, please ask your hospice team, call the hospice’s compliance officer or call the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s toll-free InfoLine at 800-658-8898

www.CaringInfo.org
CaringInfo@nhpco.org
Consumer InfoLine: 800-658-8898
Multilingual InfoLine: 877-658-8896

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Dr. Iryna Kobita, MD

Iryna Kobita recently completed her Internal Medicine Residency at The Valley Health System in Las Vegas and is pleased to continue her medical training in Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Prior to relocating to the United States, she practiced medicine in Ukraine, bringing valuable international clinical experience to her work. Iryna looks forward to contributing to the program, building strong professional relationships, and continuing to grow as a physician. Outside of medicine, she enjoys traveling, spending time outdoors, and being with family and friends.

Dr. Diana Lee, MD

Dr. Diana Lee graduated from Capital Medical University in Beijing, China, in 1991. Following graduation, she completed five years of pediatric residency training at Beijing Children's Hospital, one of the largest and most prestigious pediatric hospitals in China.

After relocating to the United States, she completed her second residency training program in Internal Medicine at Greater Baltimore Medical Center in 2004. She then worked as a hospitalist with Mercy Medical Group in Sacramento, California, for 10 years, before moving to Las Vegas to join Platinum Hospitalist Group, where she currently practices.

After earning her ABIM board certification in Hospice and Palliative Medicine in 2012, Dr. Lee focused her career on this specialty. In 2017, she established the first hospital-based inpatient palliative care consultation service in Las Vegas at St. Rose Dominican Siena Hospital. Under her leadership, this initiative expanded from a single-physician service into a multidisciplinary team of four palliative care physicians and 12 nurse practitioners, providing consultations across eight hospitals in Las Vegas. She has also served as the program director for the OPTI-West Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship since 2021.

Dr. Lee is dedicated to advancing patient-centered palliative care through clinical excellence, program development, education, and collaboration. As the founder of one of the region's largest inpatient palliative care programs, she continues to expand access to specialty services and improve care for patients with serious illnesses throughout Southern Nevada.

Dr. Dan Miulli, DO, MS, FACOS

Graduate of Midwestern University-CCOM and completed Neurosurgical Residency Training at Allegheny General Hospitals receiving diploma from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Board certified in Neurological Surgery and Neurocritical Care. Practices Neurosurgery in Southern California. Is the Designated Institutional Official, Chief Academic Officer, and CEO of OPTI-West Educational Consortium and Sponsoring Institution.