42 C.F.R. § 409.21 Nursing care.
Title 42 - Public Health
(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]
Title 42: Public Health
PART 409—HOSPITAL INSURANCE BENEFITS
Subpart C—Posthospital SNF Care
§ 409.21 Nursing care.
