§409.21. Nursing care.
42 C.F.R. § 409.21
Basic rule. Medicare pays for nursing care as posthospital SNF care when provided by or under the supervision of a registered professional nurse.
Exception. Medicare does not pay for the services of a private duty nurse or attendant. An individual is not considered to be a private duty nurse or attendant if he or she is an SNF employee at the time the services are furnished.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[63 FR 26306, May 12, 1998]
Authority
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1302 and 1395hh.
Source
Source: 48 FR 12541, Mar. 25, 1983, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[63 FR 26306, May 12, 1998]