US · guidance
CMS Pub. 100-04, ch. 2, § 10.3
Requiring Prepayment as a Condition of Admission is Prohibited
HO-303, SNF-317
Providers must not require advance payment of the inpatient deductible or coinsurance as
a condition of admission. Additionally, providers may not require that the beneficiary
prepay any Part B charges as a condition of admission, except where prepayment from
non-Medicare patients is required. In such cases, only the deductible and coinsurance
may be collected. Where the patient does not have Part B entitlement, the provider will
follow the rules in §10.6.
History
(Rev. 1, 10-01-03)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
fe05a134bf3f236bb68fa01c359ef272ee8dc8de59b175ce22ac7f77f920bc36
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