What are the requirements for admission to a Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)?
1. You must spend three consecutive days in the hospital before admission to a SNF. The day of hospital discharge does not count as one of the three hospital days. 2. You must be admitted to the SNF for the same problem as the hospital stay. 3. You must be admitted to the SNF within 30 days of hospital discharge.
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- When must the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) notify a beneficiary that he/she no longer needs a Medicare skilled level of care?
