RE: LOA who pays

[Faye Jones]

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Per billing dept, we instruct everyone on admission r/t the midnight rule and bill the resident or Medicaid (if they have it).   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Linda Sartore Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 10:42 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: LOA who pays   I need some help on the following question:   If a Medicare resident is not in bed at midnight but has not been discharged for admitted into another healthcare facility (rather is either in ER or on therapeutic leave), we know that the SNF cannot bill Medicare for that day but the Medicare schedule is adjusted by the number of days resident is absent.  My question is, when this happens do you usually put the resident's bed on hold and if so, who pays for the bed if Medicare can't be billed?   Thanks for any help you can provide Linda