• Post-Acute Transfer Policy (PACT) policy only applies to certain MS-DRGs. The list of DRGs to which the policy applies is updated annually as Table 5 of the IPPS Final Rule (see PDF at the end of this article). For a list see the article titled, “Discharge Planning: How is a Post-Acute Transfer Defined?”
  • PACT policy only applies when the patient is transferred to certain post-acute care settings: