Palliative Care Policy
Palliative Care yog dab tsi?
Palliative care yog kev kho mob tshwj xeeb rau cov neeg uas muaj mob hnyav. Hom kev saib xyuas no yog tsom rau kev pab daws cov tsos mob thiab kev ntxhov siab ntawm tus mob. Lub hom phiaj yog txhawm rau txhim kho lub neej zoo rau tus neeg mob thiab tsev neeg.
Palliative care is provided by a specially-trained team of doctors, nurses and other specialists who work together with a patient’s other doctors to provide an extra layer of support. Palliative care is based on the needs of the patient, not the prognosis. It is appropriate at any age and at any stage in a serious illness, and it can be provided along with curative treatment. For examples of how palliative care has impacted patients’ lives, please watch these videos:
Txoj Cai Medi-Cal:
The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) requires Medi-Cal managed care plans to have palliative care programs for members. Medi-Cal plans currently follow palliative care criteria as outlined in APL 18-020.
Medicare D-SNP Txoj Cai:
Pib txij Lub Ib Hlis Ntuj xyoo 2024, DHCS tseem yuav xav kom Medicare Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs) kom muaj cov kev pab kho mob palliative rau lawv cov tswv cuab ob leeg. Cov lus qhia tshwj xeeb yog nyob rau hauv D-SNP Txoj Cai Qhia. Yog xav paub ntxiv txog kev kho mob palliative hauv D-SNPs, thov saib D-SNP Palliative Care Fact Sheet.
DHCS has collaborated with Coalition for Compassionate Care of California, with funding from the California Health Care Foundation to provide technical assistance to D-SNPs. A webinar series was created to educate California’s D-SNPs about new requirements to provide access to palliative care services starting in 2024. The California Health Care Foundation generously provided funding for the project. Please view the Coalition for Compassionate Care of California webinar page for more information.
A full-page image of the SB 1004 Care Model, including the descriptive text, is available for download.
Txuas tseem ceeb
- APL 18-020 (supersedes APL 17-015)
- SB 1004 Txoj Cai Document
- Kev txheeb xyuas kev siv cov neeg tau txais txiaj ntsig
Stakeholder Engagement
Cov rooj sib tham yav dhau los:
- September 8, 2016 – SB 1004/Palliative Care Stakeholder Webinar
- October 5, 2015 – SB 1004/Palliative Care Stakeholder Webinar
- June 5, 2015 – SB 1004/Palliative Care Stakeholder Meeting
- April 13, 2015 – SB 1004/Palliative Care Stakeholder Webinar
- February 23, 2015 – SB 1004/Palliative Care Stakeholder Meeting
Stakeholder Input
Daim Ntawv Qhia Txog Kev Npaj Kho Mob Ua Ntej
Draft Policy Paper and Comments – October 2, 2015
Kev Kho Mob Palliative - Daim Ntawv Qhia Txog Kev Ua Haujlwm
Kev Kho Mob Palliative - Daim Ntawv Qhia Txog Kev Ua Haujlwm
Kev Kho Mob Palliative - Cov Lus Qhia Los Ntawm Cov Neeg Muaj Feem {cph0}Kaiser Permanente
Yolo Hospice
Karl Lorenz, MD MSHS
Cov peev txheej
- Medicare’s Role in End-of-Life Care
- Coordinated Care Initiative
- Public Hospital Redesign & Incentives in Medi-Cal (PRIME) Program – Refer to the Special Terms & Conditions Attachment Q
- Tshooj 2703 Cov Tsev Kho Mob
- Tus Kws Kho Mob Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST) Form
- California Health Care Foundation – SB 1004 Implementation Resources