tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 1999 Issue 11

Policies for Charging Visits from Inmates, Arrested Suspects

Emergency departments should make prior arrangements to alleviate the problem of coding for inmates and arrested suspects.ED clinicians see all types of unusual situations not common to healthcare providers in other specialties. Among these are visits initiated by law enforcement personnel who bring people in custody into the department for treatment. Often, a suspect may need medical treatment. For example, a suspected drunken driver is arrested, but the police need to be sure the person has not been injured and can be incarcerated. Or, a person already in jail requires medical treatment.The police often take these people...

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