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50-State Regulatory Atlas Data and maps Hospice enhanced oversight

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States with the Medicare provisional period of enhanced oversight for new hospices (2026)

CMS applies its provisional period of enhanced oversight to newly enrolling hospices in 6 states (all verified).

Educational summary, last reviewed October 17, 2026. Not legal advice — confirm with the state licensing agency or counsel.

States with the Medicare provisional period of enhanced oversight for new hospices (2026)
  • Enhanced oversight for new hospices 6
  • Not applied 45
Question
Does CMS apply its provisional period of enhanced oversight to hospices newly enrolling in the state?
Service category
Hospice
Jurisdictions
50 states and DC
Population
Hospices newly enrolling in Medicare, changing ownership or reactivating
Effective
July 13, 2023; December 30, 2025
As of
2026-10-17
Last verified
October 17, 2026
Methodology
From CMS’s hospice medical review page. This layer shows only the provisional period of enhanced oversight for newly enrolling hospices (Arizona, California, Nevada and Texas from July 13, 2023; Georgia and Ohio from December 30, 2025). CMS’s expanded prepayment review of existing hospices in the same states is a separate program and is not shown here.

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StateAnswerValueVerification
AlabamaNoNot appliedVerified
AlaskaNoNot appliedVerified
ArizonaYesSince July 13, 2023Verified
ArkansasNoNot appliedVerified
CaliforniaYesSince July 13, 2023Verified
ColoradoNoNot appliedVerified
ConnecticutNoNot appliedVerified
DelawareNoNot appliedVerified
District of ColumbiaNoNot appliedVerified
FloridaNoNot appliedVerified
GeorgiaYesSince December 30, 2025Verified
HawaiiNoNot appliedVerified
IdahoNoNot appliedVerified
IllinoisNoNot appliedVerified
IndianaNoNot appliedVerified
IowaNoNot appliedVerified
KansasNoNot appliedVerified
KentuckyNoNot appliedVerified
LouisianaNoNot appliedVerified
MaineNoNot appliedVerified
MarylandNoNot appliedVerified
MassachusettsNoNot appliedVerified
MichiganNoNot appliedVerified
MinnesotaNoNot appliedVerified
MississippiNoNot appliedVerified
MissouriNoNot appliedVerified
MontanaNoNot appliedVerified
NebraskaNoNot appliedVerified
NevadaYesSince July 13, 2023Verified
New HampshireNoNot appliedVerified
New JerseyNoNot appliedVerified
New MexicoNoNot appliedVerified
New YorkNoNot appliedVerified
North CarolinaNoNot appliedVerified
North DakotaNoNot appliedVerified
OhioYesSince December 30, 2025Verified
OklahomaNoNot appliedVerified
OregonNoNot appliedVerified
PennsylvaniaNoNot appliedVerified
Rhode IslandNoNot appliedVerified
South CarolinaNoNot appliedVerified
South DakotaNoNot appliedVerified
TennesseeNoNot appliedVerified
TexasYesSince July 13, 2023Verified
UtahNoNot appliedVerified
VermontNoNot appliedVerified
VirginiaNoNot appliedVerified
WashingtonNoNot appliedVerified
West VirginiaNoNot appliedVerified
WisconsinNoNot appliedVerified
WyomingNoNot appliedVerified

Answer and verification are separate: “Unresolved” or “Not confirmed” means the research could not settle the question, never “no”. Editorial policy.

Published by Paloma Health Technologies Research Desk · Editorial leadership: Nick, RN, BSN · Last source verification: October 17, 2026 · View editorial methodology · Report a correction

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