Pennsylvania Code
Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES
Part III - MEDICAL ASSISTANCE MANUAL
Chapter 1181 - NURSING FACILITY CARE
Subchapter A - NURSING FACILITY CARE
PAYMENT FOR NURSING FACILITY CARE
Section 1181.56c - Reimbursement for hospital reserved bed days during a Medicare benefit period-statement of policy

(a) Effective with dates of service on and after January 1, 1992, an MA eligible nursing facility resident that is in a Medicare benefit period, fully paid days or coinsurance days, or both, is eligible for a maximum of 15 consecutive reserved bed days per hospitalization. The Department will reimburse a nursing facility at 1/3 of the facility's current interim per diem rate on file with the Department, for a hospital reserved bed day when a resident is hospitalized during a Medicare benefit period.

(b) Nursing facilities should follow the billing instructions under the billing section of the Long Term Care Services Provider Handbook when invoicing the Department for hospital reserved bed days.