Skilled Nursing in Home Health Care
Medicare
Benefit Policy Manual (CMS Pub. 100-02, Ch. 7 §40.1) 
Skilled nursing is the most highly utilized service in home health care. There are many services nursing can provide when the beneficiary meets the qualifying criteria. Select from the following topics to learn more.
Four Principles of Skilled Nursing — Medicare
Benefit Policy Manual (CMS Pub. 100-02, Ch. 7 §40.1.1)
Observation
and Assessment — Medicare
Benefit Policy
Manual (CMS Pub. 100-02, Ch. 7 §40.1.2.1)
Management
and Evaluation of the Care Plan — Medicare
Benefit Policy Manual (CMS Pub. 100-02, Ch. 7 §40.1.2.2)
Teaching
and Training — Medicare
Benefit Policy Manual (CMS Pub. 100-02, Ch. 7 §40.1.2.3)
Catheters — Medicare
Benefit Policy Manual (CMS Pub. 100-02, Ch. 7 §40.1.2.7)
Other Specific Care by a Skilled Nurse
- Ostomy
Care — Medicare
Benefit Policy Manual (CMS Pub. 100-02) Ch. 7 §40.1.2.9
- Heat
Treatments — Medicare
Benefit Policy Manual (CMS Pub. 100-02) Ch. 7 §40.1.2.10
- Medical
Gases — Medicare
Benefit Policy Manual (CMS Pub. 100-02) Ch. 7 §40.1.2.11
- Rehabilitation
Nursing — Medicare
Benefit Policy Manual (CMS Pub. 100-02) Ch. 7 §40.1.2.12
- Venipuncture — Medicare
Benefit Policy Manual (CMS Pub. 100-02) Ch. 7 §40.1.2.13
- Psychiatric
Nursing — Medicare
Benefit Policy Manual (CMS Pub. 100-02) Ch. 7 §40.1.2.15)
- Documentation of Psychiatric Nursing
Page last updated: March 121, 2008
