Yes, in our facility all residents are
advised in writing in our admission agreement of the Medicare/NYS Medicaid regs
r/t reimbursement and they will be billed privately to hold a bed if on
LOA/hospitalized etc as appropriate. We make every effort to keep
our beds full and do not hold beds “free of charge”. Not to
say we haven’t made the occasional exception but it is not the rule.
After all even in a health care facility
income must equal outgo.
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Morris, RN
Sent: Tuesday,
December 23, 2003 11:59 AM
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Subject: Re: ASAP please....LOA-
do they have to pay bed hold?
Is it allowable to charge bed hold?
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Sent: Monday,
December 22, 2003 4:03 PM
Subject: RE: ASAP
please....LOA- do they have to pay bed hold?
We
cannot charge a bed hold. If the resident wants to assure that that
particular bed is available upon return to the center after the several days
leave, then she may elect to privately hold that bed. If she does not,
the
facility does not get paid by anyone. What is the likehood that you would
need to fill that bed anyway? We just don't get paid when there is no one
in the bed at midnight.
Jane Craven, RN, C.
Sr. Consultant, Nursing Services
Tendercare (Michigan) Inc.
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Behalf Of Jamie Morris, RN
Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 4:25 PM
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Subject: ASAP please....LOA- do they have to pay bed hold?
If someone on medicare wants to leave to go home a few days
for Christmas, how does billing do this? I know from reading things here
that she can keep MCR and we do not bill MCR for the days she is out, but
who pays for these days? Does the family have to pay bedhold?
