Pennsylvania Code
Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES
Part III - MEDICAL ASSISTANCE MANUAL
Chapter 1249 - HOME HEALTH AGENCY SERVICES
PAYMENT FOR HOME HEALTH SERVICES
Section 1249.55a - Use of the Medicare Form HCFA-485-statement of policy
Universal Citation: 55 PA Code ยง 1249.55a
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024
(a) Home health agencies may use Form HCFA-485 as verification of the physician's prescription for medical/surgical supplies.
(b) The requirement that medical/surgical supplies must be ordered by the attending physician on the physician's prescription pad has not changed. See Medical Assistance Bulletin No. 23-88-02, effective September 1, 1988, and § 1249.2a (relating to clarification of conditions under which MA recipients may be considered homebound-statement of policy).
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