Re: cut therapy and 48hr notice???? of medicare ending?

[MDSNancy]

I saw it here, and the website where it is posted, unless I am totally missing something!  This is what  I saw:

""The 48 hour requirement has been in effect for Medicare + Choice organizations since January.go to www.cms.hhs.gov/medicare/bni/ and scroll down to Medicare + Choice for information. ""

That IS what it means, isn't it?   And the forms that are there.  We're supposed to use them now, instead of what we were using up until now? To inform family/residents that their medicare coverage is ending?

Thanks, Nancy

lake246 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Where does it say 48 hours notice is needed. I missed that.

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From: Faye Jones

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Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 3:56 PM

Subject: RE: cut therapy

Therapy and SW work closely together and the resident/responsible parties are instructed immediately upon any refusal of the repercussions if they refuse x 3 and this is documented in progress notes. >From there we follow the guidelines.

 

Faye Jones, RN

St. Regis Nursing Home

89 Grove Street

Massena, NY 13662

Phone: (315)769-2494

Fax: (315)769-3604

Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

 

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Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 3:39 PM
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Subject: RE: cut therapy

 

I have a question for this senerio.  Our therapists will try for 3 times, then if resident refused therapy 3 times, they will d/c therapy.  If therapy is the only skill, what do you do when you need to give the family the 48 hours notice of medicare being stopped?  They won't get therapy for those 48 hours.  What should be done here? Since now we need to give 48 hours notice and not 24???

Faye Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

This is our policy.

 

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Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 2:28 AM
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Subject: cut therapy

 

hello to all,

               i have had a few burning questions. the more i read  the worse it gets LOL here's another ----- OK    if a resident skilled part A for rehab refuses to participate  (able to physically) just refuses either unmotivated or unwilling. i was told to continue to offer for 3 days before i cut skilled service. on 3rd day if refused again that would be my last covered day. do you agree?

                                          thanks

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