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CMS Pub. 100-02, ch. 1, § 10.1.6.2
Assignment Not Consistent With Program Purposes
A3-3101.1.F.2, HO-210.1.F.2
It is not consistent with the purposes of the law to assign a patient ward accommodation
based on their social or economic status, their national origin, race, or religion, or their
entitlement to benefits as a Medicare patient, or any other such discriminatory reason. It
is also inconsistent with the purposes of the law to assign patients to ward
accommodations merely for the convenience or financial advantage of the institution.
Additionally, under DRGs, there no longer is a reduction to payment or an adjustment to
the end of year settlement.
History
(Rev. 1, 10-01-03)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
05ea4870dee0106149bd3f4016d8817880b9dd7166ceb6dc4e359e5cacfb7dce
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