[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 3]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR440.80]

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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
  CHAPTER IV--CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
                 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES--(Continued)
 
PART 440--SERVICES: GENERAL PROVISIONS--Table of Contents
 
                         Subpart A--Definitions
 
Sec. 440.80  Private duty nursing services.

    Private duty nursing services means nursing services for recipients 
who require more individual and continuous care than is available from a 
visiting nurse or routinely provided by the nursing staff of the 
hospital or skilled nursing facility. These services are provided--
    (a) By a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse;
    (b) Under the direction of the recipient's physician; and
    (c) To a recipient in one or more of the following locations at the 
option of the State--
    (1) His or her own home;
    (2) A hospital; or
    (3) A skilled nursing facility.

[52 FR 47934, Dec. 17, 1987]