Assignment Not Consistent With Program Purposes

10.1.6.2 - Assignment Not Consistent With Program Purposes (Rev. 1, 10-01-03) A3-3101.1.F.2, HO-210.1.F.2 It is not consistent with the purposes of the law to assign a patient ward accommodation based on their social or economic status, their national origin, race, or religion, or their entitlement to benefits as a Medicare patient, or any other such discriminatory reason. It is also inconsistent with the purposes of the law to assign patients to ward accommodations merely for the convenience or financial advantage of the institution. Additionally, under DRGs, there no longer is a reduction to payment or an adjustment to the end of year settlement.