Section 17-1739-71 - Payment for readmission(a) Readmissions to the same facility within twenty four hours of discharge for the same spell of illness and for the same general diagnosis as the original admission shall be considered to be the same admission and shall be billed as a single stay. The department may deny full or partial payment for the original inpatient stay or the subsequent readmission if it is determined that the facility could have provided all required services during the original inpatient stay. This section shall not apply in cases where a patient leaves the hospital against medical advice.(b) Readmission to the same facility within thirty days of a previous discharge for a similar diagnosis shall be subject to utilization review. The department may deny full or partial payment for the original stay or the subsequent readmission if it is determined that the facility could have provided all required services during the original stay. This section shall not apply in cases where a patient leaves the hospital against medical advice.Haw. Code R. § 17-1739-71
[Eff 11/13/95] (Auth: HRS § 346-59) (Imp: 42 C.F.R. §447.252 )