[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR409.24]

[Page 220]
 
                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
                             HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 409--HOSPITAL INSURANCE BENEFITS--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart C--Posthospital SNF Care
 
Sec. 409.24  Medical social services.

    Medicare pays for medical social services as posthospital SNF care, 
including--
    (a) Assessment of the social and emotional factors related to the 
beneficiary's illness, need for care, response to treatment, and 
adjustment to care in the facility;
    (b) Case work services to assist in resolving social or emotional 
problems that may have an adverse effect on the beneficiary's ability to 
respond to treatment; and
    (c) Assessment of the relationship of the beneficiary's medical and 
nursing requirements to his or her home situation, financial resources, 
and the community resources available upon discharge from facility care.

[63 FR 26306, May 12, 1998]