An official website of the United States government. CFR, Title 42, Volume 5, Chapter IV, Part 482.60 Special provisions applying to psychiatric hospitals, Part 482.61 Condition of participation: Special medical record requirements for psychiatric hospitals, and Part 482.62 Condition of participation: Special staff requirements for psychiatric hospitals. Failure to provide documentation to support the necessity of test(s) or treatment(s) may result in denial of claims or services. Instructions for enabling "JavaScript" can be found here. Making copies or utilizing the content of the UB‐04 Manual, including the codes and/or descriptions, for internal purposes, Initial Psychiatric Evaluation:The initial psychiatric evaluation with medical history and physical examination should be performed within 24 hours of admission, but in no case later than 60 hours after admission, in order to establish medical necessity for psychiatric inpatient hospitalization services. CMS and its products and services are not endorsed by the AHA or any of its affiliates. This LCD is being revised in order to adhere to CMS requirements per Chapter 13, Section 13.5.1 of the Program Integrity Manual, to remove all coding from LCDs. This revision is not a restriction to the coverage determination and therefore not all the fields included on the LCD are applicable as noted in this LCD. Validity of utilization management criteria for psychiatry. of every MCD page. Reproduced with permission. Threat to self requiring 24-hour professional observation: 2. you need to be admitted for a short period for further assessment there's a risk to your safety if you don't stay in hospital, for example, if you are severely self-harming or at risk of acting on suicidal thoughts there is a risk you could harm someone else there isn't a safe way to treat you at home at the beginning of the words in parentheses. 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Failure of outpatient psychiatric treatment so that the beneficiary requires 24-hour professional observation and care. Another option is to use the Download button at the top right of the document view pages (for certain document types). Your MCD session is currently set to expire in 5 minutes due to inactivity. Documentation of the parameters below is suggested to support the medical necessity for the inpatient services throughout the patients stay. Instructions for enabling "JavaScript" can be found here. Explanation of Revision: Based on a review of the LCD, grammatical and formatting errors were corrected throughout the LCD. 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LCDs are specific to an item or service (procedure) and they define the specific diagnosis (illness or injury) for which the item or service is covered. a description of theacute illness or exacerbation of chronic illness requiring admission; current medical history, including medications and evidence of failure at or inability to benefit from a less intensive outpatient program; mental status examination, including general appearance and behavior, orientation, affect, motor activity, thought content, long and short term memory, estimate of intelligence, capacity for self harm and harm to others, insight, judgment, capacity for ADLs; formulation of the patients status, including an assessment of the reasonable expectation that the patient will make timely and significant practical improvement in the presenting acute symptoms as a result of the psychiatric inpatient hospitalization services; and. Learn more about the communities and organizations we serve. Should the foregoing terms and conditions be acceptable to you, please indicate your agreement and acceptance by clicking below on the button labeled "I Accept". Neither the United States Government nor its employees represent that use of Instructions for enabling "JavaScript" can be found here. Please review and understand them and apply the medical necessity provisions in the policy within the context of the manual rules. Sign up to get the latest information about your choice of CMS topics in your inbox. If you are acting on behalf of an organization, you represent that you are authorized to act on behalf of such organization and that your acceptance of the terms of this agreement creates a legally enforceable obligation of the organization. 30.5CMS Internet-Only Manual, Pub. There must be evidence of failure at, inability to benefit from, or unacceptable risk in an outpatient treatment setting. The first is in the case of someone who has the capacity to make decisions about their mental healthcare and treatment. The patient or legal guardian must provide written informed consent for inpatient psychiatric hospitalization in accordance with state law. You agree to take all necessary steps to ensure that your employees and agents abide by the terms of this agreement. The types of services which meet the above requirements would include not only psychotherapy, drug therapy, and shock therapy, but also such adjunctive therapies as occupational therapy, recreational therapy, and milieu therapy, provided the adjunctive therapeutic services are expected to result in improvement (as defined above) in the patient's condition. CMS and its products and services are not endorsed by the AHA or any of its affiliates. The following services do not represent medically reasonable and necessary inpatient psychiatric services and coverage is excluded under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, Section 1862(a)(1)(A): It is not medically reasonable and necessary to provide inpatient psychiatric hospital services to the following types of patients, and coverage is excluded under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, Section 1862(a)(1)(A): As published in the CMS IOM Publication 100-08, Medicare Program Integrity Manual, Chapter 13, Section 13.5.4, an item or service may be covered by a contractor LCD if it is reasonable and necessary under the Social Security Act Section 1862 (a)(1)(A). Voluntary admission to an acute inpatient psychiatric hospital (also known as a "201") occurs when a person goes for psychiatric evaluation and the evaluating mental health provider and patient agree that the patient would benefit from hospitalization and meets criteria for hospitalization. within the first3 program days after admission; by the physician, the multidisciplinary treatment team, and the patient; and. b. At this time 21st Century Cures Act will apply to new and revised LCDs that restrict coverage which requires comment and notice. For example, medical supervision of a patient may be necessary to assure the early detection of significant changes in his/her condition; however, in the absence of a specific program of therapy designed to effect improvement, a finding that the patient is receiving active treatment would be precluded. In order to support the medical necessity of admission, the documentation in the initial psychiatric evaluation should include, whenever available, the following items: A team approach may be used in developing the initial psychiatric evaluation and the plan of treatment (see Plan of Treatment section below), but the physician (MD/DO) must personally document the mental status examination, physical examination, diagnosis, and certification. The words activities of daily living and the parentheses from the acronym ADLs were removed from the seventh bullet. The initial treatment plan and updated plans must be signed by the physician and those mental health professionals contributing to the treatment plan. You can use your browser's Print function (Ctrl-P on a PC or Command-P on a Mac) to view a print preview and then select PDF as the output. Reproduced with permission. Medicare program. Discharge Criteria (Intensity of Service): Patients in inpatient psychiatric care may be discharged to a less intensive level of outpatient care. The responsibility for the content of this file/product is with CMS and no endorsement by the AMA is intended or implied. 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244. These criteria do not represent an all-inclusive list and are intended as guidelines. services provided in a facility. Any use not authorized herein is prohibited, including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation, making copies of CDT for resale and/or license, transferring copies of CDT to any party not bound by this agreement, creating any modified or derivative work of CDT, or making any commercial use of CDT. Any questions pertaining to the license or use of the CPT should be addressed to the AMA. This Agreement will terminate upon notice if you violate its terms. Please do not use this feature to contact CMS. 18 Effective 01/29/18, these three contract numbers are being added to this LCD. Applicable FARS\DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use. Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, Section 15. A mental disorder causing major disability in social, interpersonal, occupational, and/or educational functioning that is leading to dangerous or life-threatening functioning, and that can only be addressed in an acute inpatient setting. There are no Hospital-Based Inpatient Psychiatric Services eCQMs applicable or available for Certification purposes. MACs are Medicare contractors that develop LCDs and process Medicare claims. authorization of psychiatric inpatient hospital services in accordance with this BHIN. Find out about the current National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) for specific programs. International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation 1998; 2(2):176-188. Any use not authorized herein is prohibited, including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation, making copies of CPT for resale and/or license, transferring copies of CPT to any party not bound by this agreement, creating any modified or derivative work of CPT, or making any commercial use of CPT. and/or making any commercial use of UB‐04 Manual or any portion thereof, including the codes and/or descriptions, is only The patient or legal guardian must provide written informed consent for inpatient psychiatric hospitalization in accord with state law. The views and/or positions presented in the material do not necessarily represent the views of the AHA. Please note that codes (CPT/HCPCS and ICD-10) have moved from LCDs to Billing & Coding Articles. authorized with an express license from the American Hospital Association. Through leading practices, unmatched knowledge and expertise, we help organizations across the continuum of care lead the way to zero harm. They need follow-on care after discharge and referrals for outpatient behavioral health care. CMS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIMS ATTRIBUTABLE TO ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR OTHER INACCURACIES IN THE INFORMATION OR MATERIAL CONTAINED ON THIS PAGE. Also, you can decide how often you want to get updates. This revision is due to the Annual ICD-10 Code Update and becomes effective October 1, 2018. Please review and accept the agreements in order to view Medicare Coverage documents, which may include licensed information and codes. LCD document IDs begin with the letter "L" (e.g., L12345). 482.62(b) Standard: Director of Inpatient Psychiatric Services; Medical Staff 482.62(c) Standard Availability of Medical Personnel 482.62(d) Standard: Nursing Services 482.62(e) Standard Psychological Services 482.62(f) Standard: Social Services 482.62(g) Standard: Therapeutic Activities Part I - Investigative Procedures The notes should also include an appraisal of the patients status and progress, and the immediate plans for continued treatment or discharge. To submit a comment or question to CMS, please use the Feedback/Ask a Question link available at the bottom For example, a patient's program of treatment may necessitate the discontinuance of therapy for a period of time or it may include a period of observation, either in preparation for or as a follow-up to therapy, while only maintenance or protective services are furnished. Electronic Clinical Quality Measures (eCQMs) for Accreditation, Chart Abstracted Measures for Accreditation, Electronic Clinical Quality Measures (eCQMs) for Certification, Chart Abstracted Measures for Certification. Stepping down to a less intensive level of service than inpatient hospitalization would be considered when patients no longer require 24-hour care for safety, diagnostic evaluation, or active treatment as described above. Patients must require inpatient psychiatric hospitalization services at levels of intensity and frequency exceeding what may be rendered in an outpatient setting, including psychiatric partial hospitalization. No coverage, coding or other substantive changes (beyond the addition of the 3 Part A contract numbers) have been completed in this revision. Documentation RequirementsDocumentation supporting medical necessity should be legible, maintained in the patient's medical record, and must be made available to the A/B MAC upon request. 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