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1 abr, 2019

New skilled nursing facility admission request process

Our Utilization Management (UM) department has streamlined the PCP admission request process for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). Once we’ve reviewed the request and made a determination, the requesting provider, the accepting SNF, and the member will be notified. The member must not be admitted to a SNF until BCBSRI provides the authorization number. (Authorization is valid for 72 hours. If the patient is not admitted within that time, a new request must be submitted.) The request form can be found in our forms section of the Provider Portal under Coordination of Patient Care.