Bed Hold. (a) For SAMH-funded individuals admitted to and being treated in a residential setting (Detox, Res 1-4, etc.) who require a leave of absence or transfer from the facility due to:
Bed Hold a. When a client’s symptoms escalate to the point he/she cannot be managed at this level of care, and requires treatment in an acute psychiatric inpatient facility, the client shall be allowed up to a seven (7)-day bed hold. A bed-hold up to seven (7) days bed will also be instituted should a client need a brief stay in an acute medical inpatient facility for physical health needs. The Behavioral Health Administrator may authorize an extension of the seven-day bed hold provided the following criteria are met: If a client requires treatment for a brief period on an acute basis at a hospital, inpatient medical facility, or psychiatric inpatient facility, Contractor shall allow the client up to a seven-day bed hold. County reserves the right to cancel the seven-day bed hold within its discretion. Should a client require such care, Contractor shall notify the County of this need within 24 hours.
1) The Behavioral Health Administrator or designee may authorize an extension of the up to a seven-day bed hold provided for in paragraph (a) within discretion, if there is reasonable cause for Administrator to believe that the client will be released from the heightened level of care within a reasonable time. No bed-hold or other expenditures for the client are authorized by this Contract after the seven-day bed hold has expired unless the Behavioral Health Administrator or designee has notified the Contractor in writing of Administrator’s decision to extend the bed hold.
2) The daily rate for paying Contractor under this Contract shall be reduced by $7.92 for any day in which there is a bed hold under the provisions of this section.
Bed Hold. Bed Holds once authorized, will remain in effect until which time the patient returns to the facility or either party (County or facility) notifies the other of its desire to discontinue the bed hold. The bed hold day rate may be authorized for patients on unauthorized leave, AWOL, and status of COUNTY has been notified within one (1) business day of the patient’s absence. Non-Medi-Cal eligible patients shall be charged the Bed Hold rate to reserve their bed.
Bed Hold a. When a client’s symptoms escalate to the point he/she cannot be managed at this level of care, and requires treatment in an acute psychiatric inpatient facility, the client shall be allowed a five (5)-day bed hold. A five (5)-day bed hold will also be instituted should a client need a brief stay in an acute medical inpatient facility for physical health needs. The Behavioral Health Administrator may authorize an extension of the five days bed hold provided the following criteria are met:
1) If a client requires treatment for a brief period or on an acute basis at a hospital, inpatient medical facility, or psychiatric inpatient facility, Contractor shall allow the client a five-day bed hold. County reserves the right to cancel the five-day bed hold within its discretion. Should a client require such care, Contractor shall notify the County of this need within 24 hours.
2) The Behavioral Health Administrator or designee may authorize an extension of a five- day bed hold provided for in paragraph (a) within discretion, if there is reasonable cause for Administrator to believe that the client will be released from the heightened level of care within a reasonable time. No bed-hold or other expenditures for the client are authorized by this Contract after the five-day bed hold has expired unless the Behavioral Health Administrator or designee has notified the Contractor in writing of Administrator’s decision to extend the bed hold.
3) The daily rate for paying Contractor under this Contract shall be the regular daily rate (not the augmented rate) for any day in which there is a bed hold under the provisions of this section.
Bed Hold. There will be a seven-day bed hold when residents are sent out for acute treatment and have the exception of return.
Bed Hold. If Resident is temporarily absent from Clearview for hospital treatment, therapeutic treatment or to participate in a therapeutic rehabilitative program, Clearview will hold Resident’s bed in accordance with the following provisions:
Bed Hold. Facility agrees to reserve a bed for a Resident that has temporarily left the Facility for hospital stay or leave of absence for a fee as set forth in Attachment “A”. Should Resident opt to not hold a bed during a time away from the Facility, it is the responsibility of the Resident and Responsible Party to notify the Facility within 24 hours of departure, in writing, to not hold the bed. Should the bed not be held, the next available bed will be offered the Resident upon return. If a Medical Assistance eligible resident is admitted to an acute care hospital, the bed will be held vacant for fifteen (15) days. If the resident does not return by the sixteenth (16) day, the resident will be discharged or, per family request, a bed will be held until the resident returns with the FACILITY assessing a daily charge equal to one hundred (100%) percent of the private pay rate.
Bed Hold. If a patient of a skilled nursing facility is transferred to a general acute care hospital as defined in Section 1250(a) of the Health and Safety Code, the skilled nursing facility shall afford the patient a bed hold of seven (7) days, which may be exercised by the patient or the patient's representative.
Bed Hold. When a client’s symptoms escalate to the point he/she cannot be managed at this level of care, and requires treatment in an acute psychiatric inpatient facility, the client shall be allowed a seven (7)-day bed hold. A seven (7)-day bed hold will also be instituted should a client need a brief stay in an acute medical inpatient facility for physical health needs. The Behavioral Health Administrator or designee may authorize an extension of the seven days bed hold provided the following criteria are met:
Bed Hold. (a) For SAMH-funded individuals admitted to and being treated in a residential setting (Detox, Res 1-4, etc.) who require a leave of absence or transfer from the facility due to:
1. Psychiatric emergency;
2. Medical emergency; or
3. When the leave of absence is an explicit part of the treatment plan of the Individual Served and is clearly documented in the clinical record;
(b) Regarding leave of absence due to elopement or leaving treatment against medical advice, in most circumstances, the Managing Entity will not pay for bed days when an Individual Served is not physically present to receive the services, except as outlined above. Therefore, the Managing Entity can be invoiced for the date the Individual Served eloped as well as the date they return to treatment, if they return to the Network Service Provider’s facility.
