{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-418.21","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 418.21","heading":"Duration of hospice care coverage—Election periods.","body":"(a) Subject to the conditions set forth in this part, an individual may elect to receive hospice care during one or more of the following election periods:\n(1) An initial 90-day period;\n(2) A subsequent 90-day period; or\n(3) An unlimited number of subsequent 60-day periods.\n(b) The periods of care are available in the order listed and may be elected separately at different times.","path":["Title 42—Public Health","CHAPTER IV—CENTERS FOR MEDICARE \u0026 MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER B—MEDICARE PROGRAM","PART 418—HOSPICE CARE","Subpart B—Eligibility, Election and Duration of Benefits"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-42.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:11Z","sha256":"102ccaab5f5b2e5d03d62672fdb1a0f1800b7e50e2ee302956157295e3992637","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-418.20","next":"us/42-cfr-418.22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}