Form CMS-10066 Detailed Notice of Discharge

Patient Name:
Patient ID Number:
Physician:

OMB Approval No. 0938-1019
Date Issued:

{Insert Hospital or Plan Logo here}

Detailed Notice Of Discharge
You have asked for a review by the Quality Improvement Organization (QIO), an independent reviewer hired
by Medicare to review your case. This notice gives you a detailed explanation about why your hospital and
your managed care plan (if you belong to one), in agreement with your doctor, believe that your inpatient
hospital services should end on
. This is based on Medicare
coverage policies listed below and your medical condition.
This is not an official Medicare decision. The decision on your appeal will come from your Quality
Improvement Organization (QIO).
• Medicare Coverage Policies:
Medicare does not cover inpatient hospital services that are not medically necessary
or could be safely furnished in another setting. (Refer to 42 Code of Federal Regulations,

411.15 (g) and (k)).
Medicare Managed Care policies, if applicable:
{insert specific managed care policies}

Other

{insert other applicable policies}

• Specific information about your current medical condition:

• If you would like a copy of the documents sent to the QIO, or copies of the specific policies or criteria
used to make this decision, please call
{insert hospital and/or
plan telephone number}.

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number.
The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0938- 1019. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 60
minutes per response, including the time to review instructions, search existing data resources, gather the data needed, and complete and review the information
collection. If you have comments concerning the accuracy of the time estimate(s) or suggestions for improving this form, please write to: CMS, 7500 Security
Boulevard, Attn: PRA Reports Clearance Officer, Mail Stop C4-26-05, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850.

CMS 10066 (approved 07/10)

Instructions for Completing the Detailed Notice of Discharge
CMS 10066
This is a standardized notice. Hospitals may not deviate from the content of the form except where indicated.
Please note that the OMB control number must be displayed on the notice. Insertions must be typed or legibly
hand-written in 12-point font or the equivalent.
Hospitals or plans may modify the following sections to incorporate use of a sticker or label that includes this
information:
Patient Name: Fill in the patient’s full name.
Patient ID number: Fill in the patient’s ID number. This should not be, nor should it contain, the
patient’s social security or HICN number.
Physician: Fill in the name of the patient’s physician.
Date Issued: Fill in the date the notice is delivered to the patient by the hospital/plan.
Insert logo here: Hospitals/plans may elect to place their logo in this space. However, the name, address, and
telephone number of the hospital/plan must be immediately under the logo, if not incorporated into the logo. If
no logo is used, the name and address and telephone number (including TTY) of the hospital/plan must appear
above the title of the form.
BLANK 1: “This notice gives you a detailed explanation of why your hospital and your managed care
plan (if you belong to one), in agreement with your doctor, believe that your inpatient hospital services
should end on
. In the space provided, fill in planned date of discharge.
First Bullet: “Medicare Coverage Policies:” Place a check next to the applicable Medicare and/or managed
care policies. If necessary, hospitals may also use the selection “Other” to list other applicable policies,
guidelines or instructions. Hospitals or plans may also preprint frequently used coverage policies or add more
space below this line, if necessary. Policies should be written in full sentences and in plain language. In
addition, the hospital or plan may attach additional pages or specific policies or discharge criteria to the notice.
Any attachments must be included with the copy sent to the QIO as well.
Second Bullet: “Specific information about your current medical condition” Fill in detailed and specific
information about the patient’s current medical condition and the reasons why services are no longer reasonable
or necessary for this patient or are no longer covered according to Medicare or Medicare managed care
coverage guidelines. Use full sentences and plain language.
Third Bullet: “If you would like a copy of the documents sent to the QIO, or copies of the specific policies
or criteria used to make this decision, please call
.” The
hospital/plan should also supply a telephone number for patients to call to get a copy of the relevant documents
sent to the QIO. If the hospital/plan has not attached the Medicare policies and/or the Medicare managed care
plan policies used to decide the discharge date, the hospital should supply a telephone number for patients to
call to obtain copies of this information.
Hospitals or plans may add space below this section to insert a signature line and date, if they so choose.