Effective 9/19/07: Q: What is the appropriate patient discharge status code for a patient transferred from an acute hospital to a nursing facility for a non-skilled/custodial/residential level of care?
• The patient is discharged to a facility that is only certified with skilled beds but the patient does not qualify for a skilled level of care. • The Medicare certified nursing facility is licensed for both skilled and intermediate care beds, and the patient is transferred to intermediate care. • The patient resides at a Medicare certified SNF but only receives non-skilled services. A: Use Code 04, discharged/transferred to an intermediate care facility (ICF).
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