Transfer and Discharge Notice, Discharge for Cause, and Notices of Non-Coverage

Sets out the only grounds on which the Agency may transfer or discharge a patient, the steps the Agency must take before discharging a patient for cause, the written notice the Agency gives every patient before a transfer or discharge, and the Medicare notices: the Notice of Medicare Non-Coverage at least 2 days before covered services end (with the patient's right to a fast appeal to the Quality Improvement Organization and the Agency's same-day duties when an appeal is filed), the Home Health Change of Care Notice when the Agency reduces or stops services, and the Advance Beneficiary Notice when Medicare may not pay. Michigan sets no separate discharge notice period for home health agencies; the Agency's notice periods are Agency standards.