Medicare: SNF Skilled Services

Course Code: REL-PAC-0-MSNFSS

Hours: 1

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2025

Learning Objectives:
Indicate the factors that must be met to be covered by Medicare in an SNF.
Identify the criteria required to meet the definition of a Medicare skilled level of care.
Recognize services that are considered non-skilled.

Outline:

Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: Skilled Level of Care Requirements

General Skilled Level of Care

Daily Basis Criteria

Practical Matter Criteria

Leaves of Absence

Review

Summary

Section 3: Defining Skilled Services

Skilled Services Criteria

Skilled Nursing Services

Potentially Non-Skilled Services

Review

Skilled Rehabilitation Services

Review

Summary

Section 4: Administrative Level of Care Presumption

Presumption of Care

Review

Summary

Section 5: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributors

References

Subject Matter Expert: Bobbi Whittington, BSN, RN

Bobbi began her nursing career as a CNA in long-term care and found her passion for working with older adults in the post-acute setting. She received her LPN certificate in 1997 from South Central Area Vocational Technical School in Missouri. Continuing her education, she earned her Associate Degree in Nursing in 2007 from Texas County Technical Institute in Missouri and later obtained her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Chamberlain College of Nursing in 2013. Bobbi has over 24 years of clinical and managerial experience in the skilled nursing industry

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Nurses; in the following settings: Post-Acute Care.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.