[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR409.24]

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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
                    CHAPTER IV--CENTERS FOR MEDICARE
                          & MEDICAID SERVICES,
                        DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                             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

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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]