Reserving nursing home beds: evaluating the feasibility for the hospital and long-term care facility. Are they a legal alternative?
As well as the economic incentives of bed reserve agreements, hospitals and long-term care facilities must consider the legal implications. Although carefully structured bed reserve agreements will be recognized by HCFA as legal in most cases, the agency says poorly crafted ones can invite loss of Medicare provider status. In addition, Medicaid law and state statutes contain certain provisions where legal advice should be sought to verify that a particular type of "arrangement" will be acceptable. However, if proper caution is used, most arrangements will encounter no legal difficulties.
D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D005376:Financial Management / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008484:Medicaid; D006278:Medicare; D011445:Prospective Payment System / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012866:Skilled Nursing Facilities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014164:Transfer Agreement / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States