Failure to Provide Timely NOMNC to Resident
Penalty
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Summary
The facility failed to issue the required Notification of Medicare Non-Coverage (NOMNC) form to a resident at least two calendar days before the end of their Medicare A coverage, as mandated by facility policy and regulatory requirements. Specifically, the NOMNC was provided only one day prior to the last covered day, rather than the required minimum of two days. This was confirmed through record review and staff interviews, which acknowledged that the notification should have been given earlier. The deficiency was identified for one of three residents reviewed for beneficiary notification, with documentation showing the NOMNC was signed one day before coverage ended.