The inpatient order must be furnished by a physician or other practitioner (ordering practitioner) who is:

 A. Licensed by the state to admit inpatients to hospitals
 B. Granted privileges by the hospital to admit inpatients to that specific facility
 C. Knowledgeable about the patient’s hospital course, medical plan of care, and current condition at the time of admission
 D. All of these

When should Condition Code 44 requirements be followed?

 A. Whenever an ordering practitioner writes an inpatient admission order
 B. When an ordering practitioner wants to change a patient status from inpatient to outpatient, prior to patient discharge
 C. When an ordering practitioner wants to change a patient status from outpatient to inpatient, prior to patient discharge
 D. None of the Above

As of January 1, 2015, when is a physician certification required? (Note: not referring to the inpatient order)

 A. For long-stay and outlier cases only
 B. For all inpatient admissions
 C. For all observation patients
 D. For all hospital patients

There are no rare and unusual exceptions to the Two Midnight Rule.

 A. True
 B. False

Time Receiving Observation Services, Time in Emergency Room, Time spent at a different facility before transfer all count towards the time that the patient spent receiving.

 A. True
 B. False

Under the Two Midnight Rule, when is the inpatient admission appropriate?

 A. A qualified practitioner expects that the patient will require at least two midnights of medically necessary hospital care
 B. When the patient requires a procedure on the CMS Inpatient Only List
 C. When the patient is admitted for a “rare and unusual” exception (e.g., newly initiated mechanical ventilation)
 D. All of these are appropriate