US · guidance
CMS Pub. 100-04, ch. 6, § 40.3.1
Date of Admission
The beneficiary, entitled to Part A benefits, becomes a SNF resident for Part A PPS
billing purposes when admitted to a Medicare certified SNF or DPU. This could be a
first time admission or a readmission following events described in §40.3.2. Services on
and after this day are included in the PPS rate and cannot be billed by other providers and
suppliers unless excluded as described in this chapter.
History
(Rev. 229, Issued 07-20-04 Effective/Implementation 08-19-04)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
6aa97ea76bb742898a2fe66c96984f29421267d8f6e2c2f0fffc32675634f165
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