by a home health agency (as defined in section 1861(o)), a waiver of the requirements described in sections 1814(a)(2)(C) and 1835(a)(2)(A) that the individual is or was confined to his or her home. (8) Availability of expanded services A hospice program that participates in an alternative payment model pursuant to a cooperative agreement under this subsection may receive an add-on payment, as determined by the Secretary, for furnishing the following services to the target population or populations under such model: (A) Inpatient alternative to routine hospice care (i) In general Notwithstanding regulations in effect prior to the enactment of this subsection, if an assessment meeting such requirements as the Secretary determines appropriate has been made that the home of an individual who is certified for hospice care and has elected to receive hospice care is unsafe or unsuitable for the provision of such care, such individual may receive such care in an inpatient setting, including a hospice program that meets the conditions of participation specified in section 418.110 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this subparagraph), or a skilled nursing facility that meets the standards specified in subsections (b) and (e) of such section, for the duration an individual has elected to receive hospice care. The assessment described in the preceding sentence may be conducted by the individual’s attending physician, a nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, or physician assistant (as those terms are defined in section 1861(aa)(5)), or the medical director (or physician member of the interdisciplinary group described in section 1861(dd)(2)(B)) of the hospice program providing (or arranging for) the individual’s hospice care. (ii) Application of limitation on inpatient care days For purposes of any limitation on the number of total inpatient care days for which a hospice may receive payment, hospice care that is provided in an inpatient setting under this subparagraph