Medicare Benefit Policy Manual (Pub. 100-02), Ch. 8 § 60
Covered Extended Care Days
60 - Covered Extended Care Days
(Rev. 1, 10-01-03)
Not Applicable
See the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 3, “Duration of Covered Inpatient
Services,” for the following topics:
• Post-hospital extended care benefit days available in a benefit period;
• Definition of an inpatient benefit day;
• Late discharge;
• Leave of absence;
• Discharge or death on first day of entitlement or participation; and
• Inpatient service days counting toward benefit maximums.