INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE SC-1 FORM (PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE.)
Below are instructions for specic elds. All other elds are self-explanatory. For all items with check boxes, please make sure you check one
box. As noted below, some elds are required to be completed.
SECTION 1
Items 1 through 12 are required to be completed on all SC-1 forms.
Item 1 Provider ID/Service Location Enter the nine-digit provider ID followed by the one-character location code.
Item 12 Member ID or SSN Enter the 12-digit MassHealth member ID number. Enter the social security number (SSN) only if
member ID is not available.
SECTION 2
Item 13 is required to be completed.
If Item 13 is “Admit,” items 14-16 are required to be completed.
If Item 13 is “Discharge,” items 17-18 are required to be completed.
If Item 13 is “Both admit and discharge,” items 14-18 are required to be completed.
Item 18 Discharge Reason Select the reason for discharge. If none of the reasons explains the situation clearly, use the other
eld to explain.
SECTION 3
If Item 13 is “Admit” or “Both admit and discharge,” items 19-22 and 26-33 are required to be completed.
If Item 21 is “Short-term (six months or less),” items 23-25 are required to be completed.
Items 34-35 are required to be completed on all SC-1 forms.
Item 19 MassHealth Requested Payment Date Enter the start date for which MassHealth payment is requested.
Item 20 Reason for MassHealth Requested
Payment Date
Describe the reason for the request date in Item 19 (e.g., Medicare days ended, private pay ended).
Item 21 Length of Stay for Nursing Facility
Services
The nursing facility should enter the information as it appears on the clinical eligibility determination
completed by MassHealth or its agent.
Item 22 Clinical Eligibility for Nursing Facility
Services
The nursing facility should enter the information as it appears on the clinical eligibility determination
completed by MassHealth or its agent. If clinical eligibility for MassHealth payment of nursing facility
services has been denied, do not submit this form as the facility will not be paid.
Item 26 Public Rate Amount Enter the public facility rate for this member.
Item 27 Private Rate Amount Enter the private facility rate for this member.
Item 32 Is the nursing facility clinical eligibility
determination form attached?
Check the “Yes” box if the nursing facility screening notication form is attached. Otherwise, check
“No.” If the form is not attached, the member will not be coded for long-term-care services.
Item 33 OBRA/PASARR form attached? For new admissions only, check the “Yes” box if Level 1 OBRA/PASARR form is attached to the SC-1
form. Otherwise, select “No.”