Ventilator dependent Clause Samples

Ventilator dependent. For the purposes of this reimbursement, a ventilator-assisted patient must have died while on total respiratory support or the patient must require equipment that provides total respiratory support. This equipment may be a volume ventilator, a negative pressure ventilator, a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) system, or a Bi (inspiratory and expiratory) PAP. The patient may need a combination of these systems. Any equipment used only for the treatment of sleep apnea does not qualify as total respiratory support. Total respiratory support must be required for a total of six or more hours per 24 hours. The patient must have total respiratory support for at least 30 days that need not be continuous. The absolute need for the respiratory support must be supported by appropriate medical documentation. The period of enhanced funding starts on the first day of the month that the patient was placed on ventilator support. It ends on the last day of the month that the patient is removed from the ventilator support, or at the end of the hospital stay, whichever is later. Dates of enhanced funding are based on the following: • Day one is the day that the patient is placed on the ventilator. If the patient is on the ventilator for less than six hours on the first day, the use must continue into the next day and be more than six total hours. • Each day that the patient is on the ventilator for part of any day, as long as it is part of the six total hours per 24 hours, counts as a day for enhanced funding.