(1) The plan of care must be maintained by the hospice and available for department review. To be eligible for coverage, services must be consistent with the plan of care. In order to establish a plan of care:

(a) one member of the basic interdisciplinary assessment group must assess the individual's needs;

(b) prior to writing the initial plan that member must discuss his assessment with at least one other group member;

(i) one of those two members must be either a physician or nurse.

(c) the initial plan must be completed on the same day as the assessment if that day is to be a covered day; and

(d) the entire group must approve the initial plan within two calendar days following the assessment.