|
3.9.2.1 PDN Provided During a Skill Nursing Visit for TPN Administration Education
For clients who receive PDN services and who also require TPN administration education, the intermittent SN visits may be reimbursed separately when the SN services are for client/caregiver training in TPN administration and the PDN provider is not an RN appropriately trained in the administration of TPN, and the PDN provider is not able to perform the function.
PDN and skilled nursing should not be routinely performed on the same date during the same time period.
PDN and skilled nursing will not be considered for reimbursement when the services are performed on the same date during the same time period without prior authorization approval.
If the skilled nursing visit for TPN education occurs during a time period when the PDN provider is caring for the client, both the PDN provider and the nurse educator must document in the client's medical record the skilled services individually provided, including but not limited to:
• The start and stop time of each nursing providers specialized task(s)
•The client condition that requires the performance of skilled PDN tasks during the skilled nursing visit for TPN education
•The skilled services that each provided during that time period
Both the intermittent skilled nurse visit and the PDN services provided during the same time period may be recouped if the documentation does not support the medical necessity of each service provided.
|
