If a patient is discharged to the hospital prior to receiving therapy evaluations, but the therapies were ordered, can Section T still be used to predict the patient into a Rehab Medium category?
No. Only if therapy has evaluated the resident and plans to provide therapy during the first 15 days, can you estimate the therapy days and minutes through day 15 even though the resident discharges. If orders exist, consult with the therapists involved to determine if the initial evaluation is completed and therapy treatment(s) has been scheduled. If therapy treatment(s) will not be scheduled, skip to Item T2. If the resident is scheduled to receive at least one of the therapies, have the therapist(s) calculate the total number of days through the resident’s fifteenth day since admission to Medicare Part A when at least one therapy service will be delivered.
No, only if therapy has evaluated the resident and plans to provide therapy during the first 15 days, can you estimate the therapy days and minutes through day 15 even though the resident discharges. If orders exist, consult with the therapists involved to determine if the initial evaluation is completed and therapy treatment(s) has been scheduled. If therapy treatment(s) will not be scheduled, skip to Item T2. If the resident is scheduled to receive at least one of the therapies, have the therapist(s) calculate the total number of days through the resident’s fifteenth day since admission to Medicare Part A when at least one therapy service will be delivered.
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