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April 2022

Temporary suspension of clinical review requirements for skilled nursing facility admissions has ended

The temporary suspension of clinical review requirements for admission to skilled nursing facilities for all Michigan hospitals and for hospitals in certain other states ended Feb. 28, 2022.

For SNF stays starting on or after March 1, 2022, clinical review is required on Day 1 of the stay.

The temporary suspension went into effect for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan commercial, Medicare Plus Blue℠, Blue Care Network commercial and BCN Advantage℠ members as follows:

  • On Sept. 1, 2021, for admissions to SNFs for hospitals in certain states. See this Provider Alert for details.
  • On Sept. 20, 2021, for admissions to SNFs for hospitals in Michigan. See this Provider Alert for details.

These changes will be reflected in the following documents, which are available on our coronavirus webpage available through Provider Secured Services and on our public website at bcbsm.com/coronavirus (click on the Health Care Providers tab):

  • Temporary changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Ends Feb. 28, 2022: Clinical review requirements temporarily suspended for admissions to skilled nursing facilities from hospitals in certain states

In addition, the change for hospitals in certain states is reflected in the following documents for out-of-state providers, which are available from the Medical Policy & Pre-Cert/Pre-Auth Router page of our bcbsm.com website:

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