2024 Blue Cross and Blue Shield Service Benefit Plan - Standard and Basic Option
Section 5(c). Services Provided by a Hospital or Other Facility, and Ambulance Services
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Section 5(c). Services Provided by a Hospital or Other Facility, and Ambulance Services
Page 85
Benefit Description
Hospice Care (cont.)
Prior approval from the Local Plan is required for all hospice services. Our prior approval decision will be based on the medical necessity of the hospice treatment plan and the clinical information provided to us by the primary care provider (or specialist) and the hospice provider. We may also request information from other providers who have treated the member. All hospice services must be billed by the approved hospice agency. You are responsible for making sure the hospice care provider has received prior approval from the Local Plan (see Section 3 for instructions). Please check with your Local Plan, and/or visit www.fepblue.org/provider to use our National Doctor & Hospital Finder, for listings of Preferred hospice providers.
Note: If Medicare Part A is the primary payor for the member’s hospice care, prior approval is not required. However, our benefits will be limited to those services described here.
Members with a terminal medical condition (or those acting on behalf of the member) are encouraged to contact the Case Management Department at their Local Plan for information about hospice services and Preferred hospice providers.
Standard Option - You Pay
Nothing (no deductible)
Basic Option - You Pay
Nothing
Hospice Care (cont.)
Prior approval from the Local Plan is required for all hospice services. Our prior approval decision will be based on the medical necessity of the hospice treatment plan and the clinical information provided to us by the primary care provider (or specialist) and the hospice provider. We may also request information from other providers who have treated the member. All hospice services must be billed by the approved hospice agency. You are responsible for making sure the hospice care provider has received prior approval from the Local Plan (see Section 3 for instructions). Please check with your Local Plan, and/or visit www.fepblue.org/provider to use our National Doctor & Hospital Finder, for listings of Preferred hospice providers.
Note: If Medicare Part A is the primary payor for the member’s hospice care, prior approval is not required. However, our benefits will be limited to those services described here.
Members with a terminal medical condition (or those acting on behalf of the member) are encouraged to contact the Case Management Department at their Local Plan for information about hospice services and Preferred hospice providers.
Standard Option - You Pay
Nothing (no deductible)
Basic Option - You Pay
Nothing
Benefit Description
Covered services
We provide benefits for the hospice services listed below when the services have been included in an approved hospice treatment plan and are provided by the home hospice program in which the member is enrolled:
Standard Option - You Pay
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Basic Option - You Pay
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Covered services
We provide benefits for the hospice services listed below when the services have been included in an approved hospice treatment plan and are provided by the home hospice program in which the member is enrolled:
- Advanced care planning (see Section 10)
- Dietary counseling
- Durable medical equipment rental
- Medical social services
- Medical supplies
- Nursing care
- Oxygen therapy
- Periodic physician visits
- Physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy related to the terminal medical condition
- Prescription drugs and medications
- Services of home health aides (certified or licensed, if the state requires it, and provided by the home hospice agency)
Standard Option - You Pay
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Basic Option - You Pay
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