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42 CFR 409.66: Revocation of election not to use lifetime reserve days.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 42—Public Health
- CHAPTER IV—CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
- SUBCHAPTER B—MEDICARE PROGRAM
- PART 409—HOSPITAL INSURANCE BENEFITS
- Subpart F—Scope of Hospital Insurance Benefits
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, a beneficiary (or anyone authorized to execute a request for payment, if the beneficiary is incapacitated) may revoke an election not to use lifetime reserve days during hospitalization or within 90 days after discharge.
(b) The revocation must be submitted to the hospital or CAH in writing and identify the stay or stays to which it applies.
(c) Exceptions. A revocation of an election not to use lifetime reserve days may not be filed—
(1) After the beneficiary dies; or
(2) After the hospital or CAH has filed a claim under the supplementary medical insurance program (Medicare Part B), for medical and other health services furnished to the beneficiary on the days in question.
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