Hi, I’m late to the dance but I just wanted to share a pdf that has been extremely helpful regarding meds.
This is on the attachment pdf:
36. If an over-the-counter (OTC) drug is ordered by a physician is it reported on the claim? Answer: OTC drugs are not reported on the claim. This would include OTC drugs ordered by a physician. Only prescription
drugs should be reported on the claim. Per the Food and Drug Administration’s Prescription Drugs and Over-the-Counter (OTC) Drugs: Questions and Answers article, prescription drugs are prescribed by a doctor and only obtained through a pharmacy. OTC drugs
are drugs that do not require a doctor's prescription and can be bought off-the-shelf in stores
Melissa Bromme
RSA1/Hospice Billing Coordinator
Essentia Health St. Mary’s Hospice Home Care
407 E 4th St – SSB 5th Floor
Duluth, MN 55805
218-786-1880 I
Melissa.Bromme@Essentiahealth.org
From: Kelly Schwagerl <kschwagerl@preshomes.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2025 10:25 AM
To: billers@list.mnhomecare.org
Subject: RE: OTC Meds - Hospice
Thank you SO much! I have been searching for that answer since last week. I wish I would have emailed the Billers List sooner. What a help! You are appreciated!!
Kelly Schwagerl
Hospice Accounting Specialist
(P) 651.631.6352
(F) 651.631.6343
MEALS |
HOME CARE | HOSPICE
Optage® is a division of Presbyterian Homes & Services.
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2845 Hamline Avenue North
Roseville, MN 55113
From:
billers@list.mnhomecare.org <billers@list.mnhomecare.org>
On Behalf Of Marnie Pogreba
Sent: Tuesday, March 4, 2025 10:15 AM
To: billers@list.mnhomecare.org
Subject: RE: OTC Meds - Hospice
Hello,
We do not report OTC meds on our hospice claims. It is my understanding that we should not.
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Marnie Pogreba Home Care and Hospice
OFFICE:
218 894 8324 Fax:
218 894 8099 LAKEWOOD HEALTH SYSTEM 49725 County 83| Staples, MN 56479 |
From: Kelly Schwagerl <kschwagerl@preshomes.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2025 10:08 AM
To: billers@list.mnhomecare.org
Subject: OTC Meds - Hospice
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Hello,
Does anyone know if OTC meds are required to be on hospice Medicare claims along with the other prescribed meds?
Kind regards,
Kelly Schwagerl
Hospice Accounting Specialist
(P) 651.631.6352
(F) 651.631.6343
MEALS |
HOME CARE | HOSPICE
Optage® is a division of Presbyterian Homes & Services.
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2845 Hamline Avenue North
Roseville, MN 55113
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