No. Hospice is a separate part a entity that bills part a on its own. The resident does not have to be in a certified medicare a bed nor do they have to meet any of the criteria as we know it for part a. hospice has their own part a criteria in order to be able to treat the resident under their benefits.
Brenda W. Chance, RN, RAC-C MDS Coordinator CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. -----Original Message----- From: Clair, Sandra [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 2:31 PM To: Discusion Group Aanac (E-mail) Subject: certification Question ... Recently we have had a increase in the number of patients who come to hospital or from home who are hospice or made hospice after hospital eval.Sent to our unit and made hospice Is a certification needed? the patient has not necessarily been treated 3 days in hospital so by the way it reads the MD can not say they need care from or as result of hospital stay. What is the answer? ThankYou S Clair /---------------------------------------------------------- The Case Mix Discussion Group is a free service of the American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators "Committed to the Assessment Professional" Be sure to visit the AANAC website. Accurate answers to your questions posted to NAC News and FAQs. For more info visit us at http://www.aanac.org -----------------------------------------------------------/ /---------------------------------------------------------- The Case Mix Discussion Group is a free service of the American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators "Committed to the Assessment Professional" Be sure to visit the AANAC website. Accurate answers to your questions posted to NAC News and FAQs. For more info visit us at http://www.aanac.org -----------------------------------------------------------/
