NAME:       	Claim HHA Referral Code
 
 
 DESCRIPTION:	Effective with Version 'I', the code used to
 		identify the means by which the beneficiary
 		was referred for Home Health services.
 
  
 SHORT NAME: 	HHA_RFRL

 LONG NAME: 	CLM_HHA_RFRL_CD

 TYPE:		CHAR
 
 LENGTH: 	1
 
 SOURCE: 	CWF

  
 CODE VALUES: 	1  = 	Physician referral - The patient was
			  admitted upon the recommendation of
			  a personal physician.

		2  = 	Clinic referral - The patient was
			  admitted upon the recommendation of
			  this facility's clinic physician.

		3  = 	HMO referral - The patient was admitted
			  upon the recommendation of an health
			  maintenance organization (HMO) physician.

		4  = 	Transfer from hospital - The patient
			  was admitted as an inpatient transfer
			  from an acute care facility.

		5  = 	Transfer from a skilled nursing facility 
			  (SNF) - The patient was admitted as an 
			  inpatient transfer from a SNF.

		6  = 	Transfer from another health care
			  facility - The patient was admitted as a 
			  transfer from a health care facility other 
			  than an acute care facility or SNF.

		7  = 	Emergency room - The patient was admitted 
			  upon the recommendation of this facility's 
			  emergency room physician.

		8  = 	Court/law enforcement - The patient was
			  admitted upon the direction of a court of 
			  law or upon the request of a law enforcement 
			  agency's representative.

		9  = 	Information not available - The means by 
			  which the patient was admitted is not known.


		A  = 	Transfer from a Critical Access Hospital -
			  patient was admitted/referred to this
			  facility as a transfer from a Critical
			  Access Hospital

		B  = 	Transfer from another HHA - Beneficiaries
			  are permitted to transfer from one HHA to 
			  another unrelated HHA under HH PPS.(eff.10/00)

		C  = 	Readmission to same HHA - If a beneficiary
			  is discharged from an HHA and then readmitted 
			  within the original 60-day episode, the 
			  original episode must be closed early and a 
			  new one created.


 COMMENT: 	The use of this code will permit the agency to send 
		a new RAP allowing all claims to be accepted by 
		Medicare. (eff. 10/00)


		Beginning 10/1/00, this field was populated with data.  
		Claims processed prior to 10/1/00 contained spaces in 
		this field.