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50 Programs and PoliciesUNDERSTANDING MEDICARE-DETERMINED DISCHARGES FROM HOSPICE PROGRAMA. Revocation: You may choose to withdraw from the hospice program at any time. If you are utilizing the Medicare Hospice Benefit, you must sign a Statement of Revocation. The remaining days of the current benefit period in which you are revoking are forfeited. Remaining benefit period(s) are available for future use.B. Transfer: You may transfer to another Medicare-certified hospice program once in every benefit period.C. Reasons for Hospice-initiated discharge:%u2022 You move away from Samaritan%u2019s service area or go to a facility not contracted with Samaritan.%u2022 Your condition stabilizes or improves and you are no longer considered terminally ill.%u2022 You are discharged for cause: Violence or threatened violence against Samaritan staff or the patient/family unit, or for a continued unsafe environment.D. Death: Hospice services are no longer needed.Non-Medicare insurance (private insurance/Medicaid): Patients with other types of insurance who are no longer hospice appropriate may also be discharged from the hospice program for cause or no longer meeting criteria for hospice.Pediatric Hospice CareSAMARITAN%u2019S PEDIATRIC HOSPICE CARE FOCUSES ON:%u2022 Using an interdisciplinary approach to active and compassionate therapies to enhance quality of life for your child, your family, and other significant people in your child%u2019s life.%u2022 Care planned around symptom management and goals of care.%u2022 Providing holistic therapies to assist your child and family in fulfilling physical, psychological, social, and developmental goals.%u2022 Culturally competent care that respects your personal, cultural, and religious values, beliefs, and practices.%u2022 Two-way conversations regarding care wishes and goals.%u2022 Coordination of care between your Samaritan team and other providers.Additionally, Samaritan cares for caregivers, surrounding you with a team of compassionate experts who not only support your caregiving, but also support you in expressing and processing your emotions and reactions during your child%u2019s healthcare journey.