Code of Federal Regulations Title 42. Public Health § 42.409.31 Level of care requirement

(1) Are ordered by a physician;

(2) Require the skills of technical or professional personnel such as registered nurses, licensed practical (vocational) nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech pathologists or audiologists;  and

(3) Are furnished directly by, or under the supervision of, such personnel.

(1) The beneficiary must require skilled nursing or skilled rehabilitation services, or both, on a daily basis.

(2) Those services must be furnished for a condition—

(3) The daily skilled services must be ones that, as a practical matter, can only be provided in a SNF, on an inpatient basis.