Medicare Managed Care Manual (Pub. 100-16), Ch. 4 § 20.5.1
Definition of Post-Stabilization
20.5.1 – Definition of Post-Stabilization
(Rev. 120, Issued: 01-16-15, Effective: 01-01-15, Implementation: 01-01-15)
Post-stabilization care services are covered services that are:
• Related to an emergency medical condition;
• Provided after an enrollee is stabilized; and
• Provided to maintain the stabilized condition, or under certain circumstances (see
below), to improve or resolve the enrollee’s condition.