Daily nursing and rehabilitative care that is performed only by or under the supervision of skilled professional or technical personnel. Skilled care includes administering medication, medical diagnosis and minor surgery.
Medically necessary care that can only be provided by, or under the supervision of, skilled, licensed, medical professionals such as registered nurses or professional therapists. All skilled services require a physician's order. Medicare's definition is often different from the definitions used in many Medicare supplement and long-term care insurance policies.
Covered Services provided primarily for assessing or treating an injury or illness and performed by or under the supervision of a Provider. Your Health Benefit Plan may reserve the right to determine whether such services are Skilled Nursing Care. Not all services provided by a Provider of Skilled Nursing Care are considered Skilled Nursing Care.
Refers to the type of daily nursing and rehabilitative care that can be performed only by, or under the supervision of, skilled licensed medical personnel.
This type of care is provided by or under supervision of a skilled medical professional and may include minor surgery, medication administration and/or medical diagnosis.
means services that can be provided only by someone with at least the qualifications of a licensed practical nurse or registered nurse.
Medical and nursing services, including therapy and social services, provided 24 hours a day under the supervision of a registered nurse.
Care needed after a serious illness. It is available 24 hours a day from skilled medical personnel such as registered nurses or professional therapists. A doctor orders skilled nursing care as part of a treatment plan.
Nursing and rehabilitative care provided by or under the direction of skilled medical personnel - available 24-hours a day & ordered by a physician under a treatment plan. Can be either in a facility setting or at-home. Note: Medicare and Medicaid both have their own definitions of "skilled nursing care" which do not necessarily match those found in LTC policies.
Skilled, non-custodial services and/or care that can only be performed by or under the supervision of licensed nursing personnel.
Skilled Nursing Care is medical care provided by a licensed nurse, usually under the supervision of a physician. Examples of skilled nursing care include monitoring a patient's condition, intravenous therapy, phlebotomy, tube care, oncology care, rehabilitation and other. Skilled nursing care is provided by home-health agencies and skilled nursing facilities. This skilled nursing care is noted by service, not by location.
A level of care that must be given or supervised by licensed nurses. This care is also under the general direction of a doctor. All of your needs are taken care of with this type of service. Examples of skilled nursing care are: getting intravenous injections, tube feeding, oxygen to help you breathe, and changing sterile dressings on a wound. Any service that could be safely done by an average nonmedical person (or one's self) without the supervision of a licensed nurse is not covered.
Nursing and rehabilitative care that is performed by skilled medical personnel, usually available 24-hours-a-day and ordered by a physician under a treatment plan. It can be either in a facility setting or at home. (Note: Medicare and Medicaid both have their own definitions of "skilled nursing care" which do not necessarily match those in long term care insurance policies.)
Refers to services that can only be performed by, or under the supervision of, licensed nursing personnel.
Daily nursing and rehabilitative care, ordered by a doctor, that can be performed only by, or under the supervision of, skilled medical personnel.
Skilled care that must be given or supervised by Registered Nurses. Examples of skilled nursing care are intravenous injections, tube feeding, and changing sterile dressings on a wound. Any service that could be safely done by an average non-medical person without the supervision of a Registered Nurse is not consider skilled care.
This is the highest level of care provided by a Registered Nurse (R.N) or a Licensed Practical Nurse (L.P.N) 24 hours a day. It is prescribed by a physician for the most severely impaired person who cannot perform their own personal needs.
A level of care that includes services that can only be performed safely and correctly by a licensed nurse (either a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse).
Health] nursing and rehabilitative care that can be performed only by, or under the supervision of, skilled professional or technical personnel [similar to ASOP No. 18]; distinguished from CUSTODIAL CARE, INTERMEDIATE NURSING CARE
Nursing and rehabilitative care that can be performed only by, or under the supervision of, licensed and skilled medical personnel.
Level of care that includes ongoing medical or nursing services.
In the context of long-term care or Medicare, refers to the highest level of professional medical care, characterized by 24-hour supervision by a registered or licensed practical nurse as ordered by a physician. For Medicare, must be performed in a skilled nursing facility as specifically defined by Medicare, a requirement that may or may not apply under a long-term care policy depending on the insurer.