Affected Hospitals

The Present on Admission (POA) Indicator requirement and Hospital-Acquired Conditions (HAC) payment provision only apply to Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems (IPPS) Hospitals.

The following hospitals are exempt from reporting the POA Indicator and the HAC payment provision:

1. Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs)
2. Long-term Care Hospitals (LTCHs)
3. Maryland Waiver Hospitals*
4. Cancer Hospitals
5. Children's Inpatient Facilities
6. Religious Non-Medical Health Care Institutions
7. Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitals
8. Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities
9. Veterans Administration/Department of Defense Hospitals

*Maryland Waiver Hospitals must report the POA indicator on all claims.