Physician Progress Note for Face to Face Encounter and Certification of Eligibility for Home Health Services (Per Medicare regulations, this form cannot be filled out by the home health agency or anyone with a financial relationship to the 2026

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  1. Click ‘Get Form’ to open it in the editor.
  2. Begin by entering the patient's name, date of the face-to-face encounter, and date of birth in the designated fields.
  3. In the section for the physician's information, print your full name and select your credentials from the options provided.
  4. Document the medical diagnosis that necessitated the face-to-face encounter and any relevant findings from the patient encounter in both objective and subjective sections.
  5. Indicate the patient's homebound status by selecting appropriate options based on their condition and provide detailed explanations where necessary.
  6. Outline a comprehensive plan for skilled nursing, therapy needs, and any additional services required by checking relevant boxes and providing descriptions as needed.
  7. Finally, sign and date the form at the bottom before saving or printing it for submission.

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Some examples of face-to-face encounter notes/documents include, but are not limited to, physician office progress visit notes, facility encounter notes, and discharge encounter summaries.
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) established a face-to-face encounter requirement for certification of eligibility for Medicare home health services, by requiring the docHubing physician to document that he or she, or a non-physician practitioner working with the physician, has seen the patient.
The face-to-face encounter note/documentation often includes a brief narrative describing the nature of the visit. As such, a head-to-toe assessment, vital signs, medication listing, diagnosis code listing, treatment performed and/or a review of systems assessment is generally present within the note.
To receive home healthcare covered by Medicare and other insurances you must: Have an order from a doctor or other healthcare provider. Be considered homebound. Receive home health services from a Medicare-certified home health agency.
For medical review purposes, Medicare requires documentation in the docHubing physicians medical records and/or the acute/post-acute care facilitys medical records to be used as the basis for certification of patient eligibility.

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The home health face-to-face (FTF) encounter must occur within 90 days prior to the Start of Care (SOC) or 30 days after the SOC. This tool will assist in assuring the FTF encounter occurs timely. In addition, the following resources are available on the CGS website.
Under Part B, you are eligible for home health care if you are homebound. A doctor must evaluate and docHub this condition. Leaving your home for medical treatment, religious services, and special non-medical events such as a family reunion or funeral does not mean that you are not homebound. and need skilled care.

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