489.55—Exceptions to effective date of termination.

Payment is available for up to 30 days after the effective date of termination for—
(a) Inpatient hospital services (including inpatient psychiatric hospital services) and posthospital extended care services furnished to a beneficiary who was admitted before the effective date of termination; and
(b) Home health services and hospice care furnished under a plan established before the effective date of termination. 1

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Footnote(s): 1 For termination before July 18, 1984, payment was available through the calendar year in which the termination was effective.
[50 FR 37376, Sept. 13, 1985]