Iowa § 135J.3 - 135J.3 Basic requirements.
Full text of Iowa Iowa Code § 135J.3 — 135J.3 Basic requirements., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 135J.3. 135J.3 Basic requirements.
A licensed hospice program shall include: 1. A planned program of hospice care, the medical components of which shall be under the direction of an attending physician. 2. Centrally administered, coordinated hospice core services provided in home, outpatient, or institutional settings. 3. A mechanism that assures the rights of the patient and family. 4. Palliative care provided to a hospice patient and family under the direction of an attending physician. 5. An interdisciplinary team which develops, implements, and evaluates the hospice plan of care for the patient and family. 6. Bereavement services. 7. Accessible hospice care twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week in all settings. 8. An ongoing system of quality assurance and utilization review. 84 Acts, ch 1284, §7 C85, §135.95 90 Acts, ch 1204, §66 C91, §135J.3 2022 Acts, ch 1066, §8 Referred to in §135J.2 Wed Dec 10 22:54:01 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 135J.3 (18, 0)
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What does Iowa Code § 135J.3 cover?
Section 135J.3 ("135J.3 Basic requirements.") is part of the Iowa Code, the codified statutory law of Iowa. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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