Medicare Notices of Non-Coverage
Medicare-certified healthcare providers are required to provide Medicare patients with routine notices of non-coverage in all inpatient and some outpatient settings. A list of these notices follows:
| Notice | Who? | When? | Notes |
| Important Message from Medicare | Hospitals including long-term acute care | No greater than two days prior to discharge | Regardless if patient is enrolled in a Medicare traditional fee for service or Medicare Advantage plan |
| Benefits Improvement and Protection Act (BIPA) Notice and Medicare Advantage (MA) Notice | Skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies, hospices, and comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facilities | Two days prior to discharge/skilled services ending (or two visits prior to the last visit) | Not given for a reduction in service For Medicare Advantage, the plan generally makes the decision, but it is the facility’s or agency’s responsibility to deliver the notices |
| Detailed notice | All | When an appeal is requested |
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