Skilled nursing facility means a health facility or a distinct part of a hospital which provides continuous skilled nursing care and supportive care to patients whose primary need is for availability of skilled nursing care on an extended basis. It provides 24-hour inpatient care and, as a minimum, includes physician, skilled nursing, dietary, pharmaceutical services and an activity program.
Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 72103
Note: Authority cited: Sections 208(a) and 1275, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1250 and 1276, Health and Safety Code.