There is not a limit to the number of times Med A can be restarted per spell of illness as long as all regulations/qualifying criteria are met. If he restarts therapy within 30 days of d/c from Medicare, Med A coverage can be restarted and he is entitled to remaining days of this spell of illness.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chriss, Theresa M. Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 10:20 AM To: AANAC Q&A (E-mail) Subject: FW: question regarding restarting Medicare > We have a resident who entered our facility as a Medicare patient. We > dc'd his Medicare on day 15 due to no weight bearing status. He then > received 50% weight bearing within the 30 days, and we restarted his > medicare on day 16. He now has gone as far as he can with a platform > walker and is being dc'd from Medicare 02-27. My question is, he has a > return MD apt 03-24. If he gets full weight bearing, can we put him in > Medicare again?? > > I think we can, however, how many times can you take someone out and put > back in under the same spell of illness? > > THANKS ALOT! > TERRI :0) > > > > /---------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------/
