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Aug 23rd, 2012 - waleed33
Assisted living facilites with congregate care license
Is a assisted living facilty with a congregate care license are you correct in coding just regular assisted living facility codes? Does a assisted living facility with a congregate care license as opposed to one without a congregate care license change the code if the residents are seen in their apartments?
Also is there any medicare stipulation as to how often physician visits should be performed. I was told that monthly visits are appropriate for some patients. It seems that if patients are sick enough to be in a ALF they may qualify for monthly visits is this correct?