Medicare program: revised criteria for defining a skilled nursing facility when determining spell of illness status--HCFA. Notice of HCFA ruling.
This notice announces a HCFA Ruling that establishes revised criteria for defining a skilled nursing facility under section 1861(j)(1) of the Social Security Act when determing a beneficiary's spell of illness status.
D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D012866:Skilled Nursing Facilities / Q000145:classification*; D014481:United States