Billing, Care Regardless of Ability to Pay and Ohio Medicaid Hospice Reporting
Sets out how the Agency charges and bills for hospice care: care is never discontinued or reduced because a patient cannot pay; charges are disclosed; Medicare notices of election and termination are filed within five calendar days; Ohio Medicaid hospice enrollment data are entered in the ODM provider web portal before any claim; and claims, room and board, coinsurance, the cap and quality reporting are handled correctly.
About this policy
- Policy number
- OH-HSP-FIN-01
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- ORC 3712.06(F)
- Library
- Ohio hospice · 60 policies
- Category
- Business
- Sections
- 17
In short
- Care is never stopped or reduced because a patient cannot pay.
- Patients are told about services, limits and any charges before or at admission.
- Tell billing the same day about any admission, change in level of care, transfer, discharge, revocation or death.
- Medicare notices of election and of discharge or revocation must be filed within 5 calendar days.
- For Ohio Medicaid patients, the hospice enrollment must be entered in the ODM portal before any claim is sent.
What's inside
17 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (ORC 3712.06(F); 42 CFR §418.100(d))
- 5. Charges and Financial Counseling
- 6. Medicare Notices and Claims
- 7. Ohio Medicaid: Enrollment Reporting Before Claims
- 8. Ohio Medicaid Claims and Payment
- 9. Coinsurance
- 10. Responsibilities
- 11. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 12. Staff Training
- 13. References
- 14. Related Policies and Forms
- 15. Approval
- 16. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- Has the Agency ever discontinued or reduced a patient's care because of inability to pay?
- Show me the notice of election for this Medicare patient and the date it was filed.
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