Alabama Administrative Code
Title 560 - ALABAMA MEDICAID AGENCY
Chapter 560-X-46 - HOSPICE CARE
Section 560-X-46-.10 - Patient Agreements

Providers of swing bed care must execute a Nursing Facility/Patient Agreement for each Medicaid patient on admission and when any financial terms change. This agreement is executed for patients already eligible for Medicaid and patients who are applying for Medicaid eligibility. The patient or sponsor will be furnished a copy of the completed agreement and a copy is maintained in the facility's files for audit purposes. Refer to 560-X-10-.12 for additional information on patient agreements.

Author: Vicki Huff

Statutory Authority: Title XIX, Social Security Act; State Plan, Attachment 4.19D; 42 CFR §405.1121.