In a message dated 2/28/2004 7:26:48 PM Eastern Standard Time, Dbnugent writes:
> Subj: can resident be skilled for MC?
>
Go ahead and skill him. Since he is a new medicare with a 3 day qualifying hospital
stay and will require daily tube feeding, He's good to go.
Jan
Date: 2/26/2004 7:22:03 AM Eastern Standard Time
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> A long term MA resident with a tube feeding for last two years recently turned 65 &
> had a 3 day hospital stay for Pneumonia. Can he be skilled for Medicare now that he
> is eligible? or does the fact that he has had a tube feeding preclude
> this? Thanks
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