Payment of Same Day Transfer Claims Under the Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System (IPF PPS)
This CR explains how to process same day transfer IPF claims which have been suspended since January 1, 2005. The CR also clarifies policies
related to the calculation of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act limit for IPFs in critical access hospitals for FYs 1999 through 2002, and the comorbidity category, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: February 21, 2006
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