CommercialAdministrativeMedium impact
Removal of notification for maternity admissions five days or less
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island·RI · OB-GYN·Facility
Effective date
Mar 1, 2020
We identified it
Jun 19, 2026
Summary
Effective March 1, 2020, BCBSRI no longer requires notification for maternity admissions lasting five days or less for both vaginal deliveries and C-sections. This eliminates a previous administrative requirement for short-stay maternity cases.
Action Required
Immediately: Billing team should update workflows to remove notification requirements for BCBSRI maternity admissions of five days or less for both vaginal and C-section deliveries. Review current notification processes and eliminate unnecessary steps for qualifying short-stay maternity cases.