Re: peg tube/ spell of illness

[carol maher]

First, a couple of questions.  Did the resident have a 3 day hospital stay when the peg tube was inserted?  Was he covered then for Medicare?  Is this the first time he was in the hospital 3 days since the peg tube was inserted?  Does he receive at least 51% of his calories through the tube or at least 26% of his calories and at least 501 cc of fluid through the tube per day? ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 2:39 PM Subject: peg tube/ spell of illness We have a resident admitted to the facility for rehab services for reconditioning (following 3 day stay)s/p pneumonia, exacerbation of COPD and cancerous tumors on the face and neck.  He also has a peg tube which was inserted over a year ago. PT and OT are going to drop him soon, speech may carry him a little longer. Can we continue to cover his stay using the peg tube feeding as the skillable service? I know there will be other issues with the cancer that may make him skilled but we are wondering about the peg tube itself. I thought we couldn"t use the peg since it was not the reason he was hospitalized but I can't find my reference. Thanks, Regina