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| PPS Alert for Long-Term Care |
| April 2008 |
| SNF ABN to be implemented by September 1 |
| Change was the watchword for the February Skilled Nursing Facility/Long-Term Care Open Door Forum. CMS officials discussed topics that promise some upheaval for long-term care providers. (To learn about the changes coming via the quality indicator survey process, see p. 5.)
Beneficiary notice changes are under way
CMS released a revised general advance beneficiary notice (ABN) the first week of March. This revised notice will replace the two mandatory Medicare Part B ABNs, the general-use ABN-G and the laboratory-use ABN-L, as well as the voluntary Notice of Exclusions from Medicare Benefits (NEMB), said CMS officials. Skilled nursing facilities (SNF) currently use the ABN-G to notify residents who are not in a covered Part A stay about their potential liability for Medicare Part B items and services. |
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