tci Part B Insider - 2013 Issue 15

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Does your practice have to be on the hook if a patient refuses to sign an ABN? No, says a recent question-and-answer from Medicare contractorNHIC. “If the beneficiary demands the service and refuses to pay, the notifier should have a second person witness the provision of the ABN and the beneficiary’s refusal to sign,” the notification says. “They should both sign an annotation on the ABN attesting to having witnessed said provision and refusal.” What if there is no one else available to witness? “The second witness may be contacted by telephone to...

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