Medicare: Documentation – Homebound status

Review Medicare criteria to consider a patient as a homebound patient. To find out details, read along!

For a patient to be eligible to receive covered home health services under both Part A and Part B, the law requires that a physician or allowed practitioner certify in all cases that the patient is confined to his/her home. For purposes of the statute, an individual shall be considered “confined to the home” (homebound) if the following two criteria are met:

•         Criteria One

The patient must either:

–          Because of illness or injury, need the aid of supportive devices such as crutches, canes, wheelchairs, and walkers; the use of special transportation; or the assistance of another person in order to leave their place of residence, OR