Section 1189.102. Utilizing Medicare as a resource

(a) An eligible resident who is a Medicare beneficiary, is receiving care in a Medicare certified county nursing facility and is authorized by the Medicare Program to receive county nursing facility services shall utilize available Medicare benefits before payment will be made by the MA Program. If the Medicare payment is less than the county nursing facility’s MA per diem rate for nursing facility services, the Department will participate in payment of the coinsurance charge to the extent that the total of the Medicare payment and the Department’s and other coinsurance payments do not exceed the MA per diem rate for the county nursing facility. The Department will not pay more than the maximum coinsurance amount.

(b) If a resident has Medicare Part B coverage, the county nursing facility shall use available Medicare Part B resources for Medicare Part B services before payment is made by the MA Program.

(c) The county nursing facility may not seek or accept payment from a source other than Medicare for any portion of the Medicare coinsurance amount that is not paid by the Department on behalf of an eligible resident because of the limit of the county nursing facility’s MA per diem rate.

(d) The Department will recognize the Medicare payment as payment in full for each day that a Medicare payment is made during the Medicare-only benefit period.

(e) The cost of providing Medicare Part B type services to MA residents not eligible for Medicare Part B services which are otherwise allowable costs under this part are reported in accordance with § 1189.72 (relating to cost reporting for Medicare Part B type services).

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Cross References

This section cited in 55 Pa. Code § 1189.72 (relating to cost reporting for Medicare Part B type services).