Inpatients : Before discharge, apply for home-based hospice care through your attending physician or primary nurse
Outpatients : Visit the Family Medicine Department (Palliative Care Clinic) for an outpatient consultation, then apply for home-based hospice services
Patients from other hospitals : Bring a medical opinion letter or diagnosis certificate from your current hospital and apply for home-based hospice care after consulting with the Family Medicine Department (Palliative Care Clinic)
Application Process
STEP 01Apply at the Family Medicine Department (Palliative Care Clinic) during an outpatient visit or before hospital discharge
STEP 02Consultation with the home hospice physician assistant
STEP 03Complete the Hospice and Palliative Care Consent Form
STEP 04Begin receiving home hospice care services
Required Documents
If a caregiver (spouse or immediate family member) attends an outpatient consultation, the patient’s prior consent is required for the use of hospice and palliative care services and for decisions regarding life-sustaining treatment withdrawal.
Required Documents ※ Please make sure to bring the following documents for the consultation.
Medical opinion or referral letter
Must clearly state “terminal cancer” or “hospice·and palliative care patient.”
For in-hospital cases, a consultation request form may be used as a substitute.
Family Relation Certificate (*detailed version)
Must be issued under the patient’s name (Issuance subject: patient’s name).
If a family member is attending the consultation on behalf of the patient, please bring two copies.
Additional documents ※ These documents are required by the time of admission.
Copies of medical records
Physician’s progress notes, blood test results, CT/MRI and other examination results, and a list of current medications
A copy of the resident registration
Please make sure to register the most recent medical imaging before your outpatient consultation.
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