42 CFR 409.36
§ 409.36 Effect of discharge from posthospital SNF care.
United States · 42 CFR — Public Health · Status: effective
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- 42 CFR 409.36, § 409.36 Effect of discharge from posthospital SNF care, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/203253
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If a beneficiary is discharged from a facility after receiving posthospital SNF care, he or she is not entitled to additional services of this kind in the same benefit period unless—
(a) He or she is readmitted to the same or another facility within 30 calendar days following the day of discharge (or, before December 5, 1980, within 14 calendar days after discharge); or
(b) He or she is again hospitalized for at least 3 consecutive calendar days.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.