RE: therapeutic leave of absence/MEDICARE

[Faye Jones]

It would depend on all the circumstances.  IF documentation supports that special arrangements were made to accommodate needs for a short, “special” occasion then we just call it a home visit.  You just can’t bill Medicare for any midnight they were not in the facility.  The bad part is that unless they have another payment source for those days (e.g. Medicaid) they have to pay privately so unless they were advised of their financial responsibility you get stuck taking the loss.  This info is now part of our admission agreement. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of betty haines Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 12:21 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: therapeutic leave of absence/MEDICARE   My understanding is- if they're not in their bed at  midnight, they are discharged. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Can someone pls tell me what to do when a Medicare person went out on pass/therapeutic bedhold and they were out for 3-4 days (went home for Thanksgiving). Theyre both on PT?OT. Do I have to discharge them right away? Thank you. Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard