Last Updated, May 2024
Concurrent Care Announcements
In September 2010, under the guidance of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), the state of Arizona made available all medically necessary services, including hospice, available to individuals under 21. Prior to the provision from the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) program hospice services were considered an optional benefit which Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) were not required to cover. An announcement from the Arizona Association for Home Care outlined the changes above and indicated that the change in federal law also allowed individuals under 21 to receive hospice and curative treatments for their terminal illness concurrently. This announcement was found at the Arizona Association for Home Care website and can be accessed here: 2010_Arizona.
Arizona Coalitions and Organizations
Arizona Coalition for Pediatric Palliative Care
Arizona Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Arizona Medical Policy Manual
Arizona Medical Policy Manual, Hospice Chapter, last updated by state, 2022