Definition Long-term care Skilled care 
Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
Skilled therapy services may be necessary to improve a patient’s current condition, to maintain the patient’s current condition, or to prevent or slow further deterioration of the patient’s condition. Let’s start with some definitions and guidance from Medicare Benefit Policy Manual Chapter 15 – Covered Medical and Other Health Services.
Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder
MARCH 16, 2023
Therapy services in connection with a maintenance program are considered skilled when they are so inherently complex that they can be safely and effectively performed only by or under the supervision of a qualified therapist (see 42CFR 409.32) So how does the definition of rehab therapy differ from maintenance therapy?
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