Send a request for authorization using the Referral Request tool.įind home health and home infusion therapy providers in our provider directory. Olympia, Northwest Washington, and East of the Cascades: Home Health and Hospice Referral Intake Office Please submit a Home Health or Hospice referral via EPIC Order Entry. If the member is in your office, contact:

If the member is in the hospital, discharge planners in your area will arrange for home health or hospice services. Contracted hospice agencies must bill Medicare directly for Kaiser Permanente Medicare members receiving hospice care. Kaiser Permanente members qualify for hospice care using the same criteria as the Medicare hospice benefit. Kaiser Permanente's criteria for admission to home health services are based on the federal regulations for the Medicare home health benefit and MCG guidelines. In Olympia, Northwest Washington, and East of the Cascades, these services are available from contracted agencies. In the Puget Sound region (excluding Olympia), the Kaiser Permanente Continuing Care Division provides home health and hospice services.

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