IA · guidance
Iowa Medicaid Hospice Provider Manual ch. III § D.3.b
Inpatient Respite
Medicaid will not pay for inpatient respite care (Revenue Code 655) for a
member who resides in a nursing facility.
Respite provided in a NF is designed to provide temporary relief for
family members or other caregivers who are supporting the hospice
member in the caregivers’ residential community homes. For the
purposes of the respite benefit provided under hospice, an assisted
living facility is not considered a residential community home.
Provenance
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- hhs.iowa.gov
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- 2026-10-01
- Edition
- hpm-2020-10-02
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