Can a medicaid patient living in nursing home be charged bed hold fee at the during hospital stay?

In general, Medicaid does not allow nursing homes to charge patients a bed hold fee while they are receiving inpatient hospital care. This is because Medicaid considers the patient to be still residing in the nursing home during their hospital stay and therefore entitled to the same level of care.

Bed hold fees are sometimes charged to pay for the nursing home services provided during these care intervals. There are some state or nursing home exceptions regarding bed hold fees for Medicaid individuals receiving treatment in a hospital. Contacting the state medicaid office of patient's state of residence or reviewing the patient contract, admission agreement, and nursing home policies/ procedures would aid in confirming weather the facility can bill these days during hospitalization or not.