Revised ABN for Part B services went into effect March 1
Contemporary Long-Term Care Weekly, March 5, 2009
SNFs must use the revised advanced beneficiary notice (ABN) form for items or services expected to be denied under Medicare Part B beginning March 1, 2009, according to CMS. The revised ABN (form CMS-R-131) will replace the ABN-G (form CMS-R-131G).
You can find the revised ABN form and corresponding instructions at CMS’ Beneficiary Notices Initiative Web page.
SNFs should only the use the revised ABN for services provided under Part B; for example, if therapy is being discontinued or reduced. SNFs will continue to provide the SNF ABN or denial letters for Medicare Part A services that are reduced or eliminated.
Still confused about beneficiary notices? Billing Alert for Long-Term Care subscribers can read an article explaining the beneficiary notification process published in March 2009.
Editor’s note: This article was originally written for MDSCentral, your source for the latest MDS 3.0 information.
Related Products
-
Billing Alert for Long-Term Care
It's essential to know how to correctly submit your Medicare claims in order to get the reimbursement your facility...
-
The Medicare Part B Billing Manual for Long-Term Care
This 150-page book breaks down Part B billing into separate revenue streams and includes examples of how to fill out the...
-
The Long-Term Care Nursing Assistant's Guide to Advanced Restorative Skills
This book is written specifically for RNAs or nursing assistants to help them provide quality restorative care. Author...
-
The Complete Guide to Long-Term Care Medicare Billing
The Complete Guide to Long-Term Care Medicare Billing provides easy-to-understand guidance to help long-term care facilities...
-
PPS Alert for Long-Term Care
Looking for a tool to make your job easier? PPS Alert for Long-Term Care, exclusively for the RN or MDS coordinator, is your...
Most Popular
- Articles
-
- HIPAA Q&A: Flu shot requirement for hospital employees
- HealthDataInsights posts new issues for medical necessity claims
- Running an effective peer review committee meeting
- Q&A: Incidental disclosures and patient privacy
- New FAQ posted on storing laryngoscope blades
- Sneak Peek: Effort underway to establish caseload benchmarks
- Tip: Perform your own internal investigation prior to government audit
- What does case-mix index mean to you?
- HIPAA 5010 deadline extended, but threat remains, says AMA
- HHS task force: Consider privacy, security with text messages
- E-mailed
-
- Running an effective peer review committee meeting
- HIPAA Q&A: Flu shot requirement for hospital employees
- What does case-mix index mean to you?
- Featured blog post: Nurses face felony charges after reporting physician to the Texas Medical Board
- HHS task force: Consider privacy, security with text messages
- Tip: Correctly code bilateral pain management procedures
- 2012 CPT code changes for ASCs: Shoulder and knee scopes and pain management
- COT basics to best
- Documentation and coding for toxic metabolic encephalopathy
- Guidance and tact key to compliant, effective physician queries
- Searched