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

Read more or download copies of the notices.