New Patient Discharge Status Code 21 to Define Discharges or Transfers to Court/Law Enforcement
This article is based on Change Request (CR) 6385 which provides implementing instructions for a new patient discharge status code 21, which defines discharges
or transfers to court/law enforcement. This includes transfers to incarceration facilities such as jail, prison, or other detention facility.
Final
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: December 17, 2012
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