You are allowed to pick up for medicare with in thirty days. I would think if she is still eligable, it would be fine. If she is not qualified, there's no reason to place back on medicare.
Jennifer RN BSN MDS Coordinator --- "Jamie Morris, RN" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Citrus PunchAnyone have any thoughts on the question > below? Billing is asking me to let them know > ASAP... > Thanks! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jamie Morris, RN > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 9:28 AM > Subject: Placing back on MCR after taking off... > > > We have a resident whose last MCR day was 01/21/04. > On 01/22/04 she was d/c'd to a psych. hospital. Upon > return she was not skilled. Now therapy has picked > her up to treat 5x/week x 2 weeks for ther. ex., > gait training... etc. The 3 day stay that began the > benefit period was due to pneumonia (which caused > the sickness that led to the weakness that led to > the therapy - I hope that sentence makes sense). > So, can she be skilled again? And if so, is it an > option or a requirement that she be returned to MCR > (not that I do not want to place back on MCR, but I > am wondering for if the situation comes up again). > She has approx. 92 days left. > > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html /---------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------/
