Title: Message
Thank you Dawn. I had already read this
information and the wording seems to put an extra burden on the
provider to know the discharge date "reasonably" in advance. I am not sure what
that means. Discharge planning should start when you accept a resident into your
facility and should never come as a surprise to a resident or family. But what
is reasonable notice? After PPS meetings we inform our resident/family
that therapy is coming close to an end due to ?, or we are watching a
healing wound, or a resident's improving po status may make the
resident fall out of the G-tube skilling criteria, etc. So we keep everyone
informed but we issue the ABN on the last covered day and the next day is the
day the payor source changes. I've heard many say that you MUST give 3 days
notice but I have not seen that in writing. With continuous resident/family
updates can we still issue the ABN on the last day of skilled services. I
would love to hear comments.
Jeanne
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 10:54
AM
Subject: RE: New notice of non coverage
letters
Is this what you are looking
for?
CMS-4090-N PUB DATE: 02/27/2004
Medicare Program; Town
Hall Meeting on Proposed Collection-- Comment Request for Skilled Nursing
Facility Advance Beneficiary Notice (SNFABN)
This notice
announces a Town Hall meeting to solicit input from the public on the proposed
use of a Skilled Nursing Facility Advance Beneficiary Notice (SNFABN).
Interested persons are invited to comment on the SNFABN Notice (CMS-10055
form) collection instrument, the associated burden or any other aspect of this
collection of information, including any of the following subjects: (1) The
necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper
performance of the agency's functions; (2) the associated time burden; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other forms
of information technology to minimize the information collection burden. The
meeting is open to the public, but attendance is limited to space available.
View the entire document for CMS-4090-N from the "Federal
Register" (PDF - 41 KB)
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/providerupdate/regsum.asp#4090N
Dawn Freeman, LPN
MDS Coordinator
PG Tampa
I pulled some info about the new letters that we are supposed to be
using. I didn't save that discussion and now my billing auditor wants
sepcifics about it. Where can I find more info?
Thanks,
Michelle
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