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W. Va. BMS Provider Manual § 509.8.4
Inpatient Respite Care (IRC)
Revenue Code:
0655
Service Unit:
Unit = 1 Day
Service Limit:
Up to 5 consecutive days
Definition of Service: An IRC is a day on which the individual who has elected Hospice receives care in
an approved facility (freestanding Hospice, hospital, or nursing facility) on a short-term basis to provide
respite to family or other persons who are involved in daily care of the member.
Respite care may be provided only on an occasional basis and may not be reimbursed for more than five
consecutive days at a time (in accordance with 42 CFR §418.204).
Provenance
- Source
- bms.wv.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-10-01
- Edition
- bms-509-2020-05-01
- Content hash
917b5550281b32912f2013ac4bdbb083d6427cf00aa8529c5ce852f442358525
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