Hospice Benefit Period Clock
Hospice benefit periods of 90, 90, then 60 days, with certification and face-to-face windows (42 CFR 418.21, 418.22).
Open the tool → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- Election date
- 2026-01-10
- Date to check
- 2026-07-20
Result: On July 20, 2026 the patient is in period 3, which ends September 6, 2026. Recertify for period 4 between August 23, 2026 and September 9, 2026, after a face-to-face encounter in the 30 days before recertifying (from August 8, 2026 if recertifying on the period's first day).
The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.
What you enter
- Election date (YYYY-MM-DD)
- Date to check (YYYY-MM-DD)
How this is calculated
Citation
42 CFR 418.21 (periods of 90, 90, then unlimited 60 days) and 418.22 (certification within 2 days of a period, up to 15 days before; face-to-face within 30 days before the 3rd and later recertifications). Read the source ↗
A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.