Skilled care definition

Skilled care means nursing services or therapeutic services required by law to be delivered by a health care professional who is licensed under part I of chapter 464; part I, part III, or part V of chapter 468; or chapter 486 and who is employed by or under contract with a licensed home health agency or is referred by a licensed nurse registry.
Skilled care means home care services performed on a

Examples of Skilled care in a sentence

  • Skilled care is usually necessary for only a limited period of time.

  • Skilled care 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 (the Manual, chapter 7, § 20.1.2).

  • Skilled care may, depending on the unique condition of the patient, continue to be necessary for patients whose condition is stable (the Manual, chapter 7, § 40.1.1).

  • Skilled care services usually include some or all of the following: Medical administration, tube feedings,injections, catheterizations.

  • Skilled care at birth in the developing world: progress to date and strategies for expanding coverage.


More Definitions of Skilled care

Skilled care means those services defined in 42 CFR 409.32.
Skilled care means skilled nursing care, continuous
Skilled care means care for an illness or injury which requires the training and skills of a licensed profes- sional nurse, is prescribed by a physician, is medically neces- sary for the condition or illness of the patient, and is available on a twenty-four-hour basis.
Skilled care means a service or services that may be provided only by an individual who:
Skilled care means nursing services or
Skilled care means skilled nursing care, continuous skilled nursing observations, restorative nursing, and other services under professional direction with frequent medical supervision.
Skilled care means a service or services which can only be safely and effectively provided by a person licensed under Health Occupations Article, Annotated Code of Maryland, and exercising specialized knowledge, judgment, and skill.