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Title 42: Public Health
CHAPTER IV: CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
SUBCHAPTER B: MEDICARE PROGRAM
PART 409: HOSPITAL INSURANCE BENEFITS
Subpart C: Posthospital SNF Care
409.21 - Nursing care.
(a) Basic rule. Medicare pays for nursing care as posthospital SNF care when provided by or under the supervision of a registered professional nurse.
(b) 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.
[63 FR 26306, May 12, 1998]
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