Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP
Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare
Late evening on Friday, March 13, 2020, CMS issued COVID-19 Emergency Declaration – Health Care Providers Fact Sheet which includes waiver information:
- Skilled Nursing Facilities
- 3-day prior hospitalization
- Renewal of SNF coverage for certain beneficiaries who recently exhausted SNF benefits
- Critical Access Hospitals
- Limit of 25 beds
- Limit of length of stay to 96 hours
- Housing Acute Care Patients in Excluded Distinct Part Units
- Durable Medical Equipment
- Care for Excluded Inpatient Psychiatric Unit Patients in the Acute Care Unit of a Hospital
- Care for Excluded Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit Patients in the Acute Care Unit of a Hospital
- Supporting Care for Patients in Long-Term Care Acute Hospitals (LTCHs)
- Home Health Agencies
- Provider Locations
- Provider Enrollment
- Medicare Appeals in Fee for Service, MA and Part D
This 4-page Fact Sheet also speaks to Medicaid and CHIP.
PLEASE REVIEW AND SHARE THIS FACT SHEET WITH ALL MEMBERS OF YOUR TEAM.
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