NPP and recurrent patients

[Traci Winter]

OK time to open another can of worms.   It is not unusual for us to discharge a patient and have them return to our services multiple times. Do have to give them a copy of the NPP each time we admit them to services? Their medical records are only maintained on site for the past year and current year, after that they are sent to an off site storage facility. Should we just add a statement to the acknowledgement stating a copy of the NPP wasn't provided or was declined due to receipt at a previous time of admission. I know we had this option with our patients rights booklet we gave out at time of admission to hospital patients.   Traci Winter Hospitals Home Health Care, Inc. --- The WEDI SNIP listserv to which you are subscribed is not moderated. The discussions on this listserv therefore represent the views of the individual participants, and do not necessarily represent the views of the WEDI Board of Directors nor WEDI SNIP. If you wish to receive an official opinion, post your question to the WEDI SNIP Issues Database at http://snip.wedi.org/tracking/. These listservs should not be used for commercial marketing purposes or discussion of specific vendor products and services. They also are not intended to be used as a forum for personal disagreements or unprofessional communication at any time. You are currently subscribed to wedi-privacy as: archive@mail-archive.com To unsubscribe from this list, go to the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org or send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you need to unsubscribe but your current email address is not the same as the address subscribed to the list, please use the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org