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Can a medicaid patient living in a nursing home be charged a bed hold fee at the nursing home during a hospital stay?
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∙ 14y ago
No They Can't. The only way that they can be charged is if they are stupid enough to believe something like this. Alot of people will just pay it anyway because they don't want to cause an argument or be embaressed by causing a fuss about it. --I work in a nursing home & do the billing. The bed hold fee can be charged to the resident/family. The fee is there is ensure that the bed is still there...in other words, that residents items/clothes etc, are not moved from their room. Normally, if the bed hold is not paid, or the family does not want it, the items in that room will be packed up in a certain # of days and ready for the family to come and get. Each nursing home will or should hv some type of policy about this. (R) I work in a nursing home as well. Medicaid will cover a bed hold for up to 14 days per year. Anything over 14 days will be private pay and will be billed to the resident or the POA whichever is appropriate.
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