September 30, 2022

If you have a patient that was seen at an outside facility was transferred out to your institution via private auto. Patient then decides to go home to eat prior to coming to your facility. Do you still consider this a transfer in?

These exact scenarios are why PTOS previously excluded transfers via private vehicle as transfer patients. However, per the current guidelines, yes, this patient would be considered a transfer in as long as the documentation supports that the patient was to go via private vehicle from the OSH to your institution.

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