A1: Yes. Nothing in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Servicesâ (CMSâ) regulations, Provider Reimbursement Manual, or Program Instructions prohibit a hospital. from waiving collection of charges to any patients, Medicare or non-Medicare, including. low-income, uninsured or medically indigent individuals, if it is done as part of the. hospitalâs indigency policy.
The exact cause of encephalitis is often unknown, but the most commonly diagnosed cause is a viral infection. Bacterial infections and noninfectious inflammatory conditions also may cause encephalitis.An infection may result in one of two conditions affecting the brain:1  Primary encephalitis occurs when a virus or other infectious agent directly infects the brain. 2  The infection may be concentrated in one area or widespread.acterial infections and noninfectious inflammatory conditions also may cause encephalitis. An infection may result in one of two conditions affecting the brain: 1  Primary encephalitis occurs when a virus or other infectious agent directly infects the brain. 2  The infection may be concentrated in one area or widespread.
Answer 25-20. The most common causes of chronic encephalitis are viral-HIV, myxovirus (progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy) or subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (the measles virus). Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease is a subacute infectious disease in which a prion is the infectious particle.nfection of the nervous system can involve the meninges (meningitis) or the brain substance itself (encephalitis), or both (meningoencephalitis). Additionally, infections can be acute or chronic. The organisms that are involved in infection are bacterial, parasitic or viral.