Skilled Nursing Facility. An institution or a distinct part of an institution that is licensed or approved under state or local law, and which is primarily engaged in providing Skilled Nursing care and related services for residents who require medical or nursing care, or rehabilitation services for the rehabilitation of injured, disabled, or sick persons. Skilled Nursing Facility does not include institutions which provide only minimal care, Custodial Care services, ambulatory or part-time care services, or institutions which primarily provide for the care and treatment of mental illness and substance abuse. The facility must qualify as a Skilled Nursing Facility under Medicare or as an institution accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations, the Bureau of Hospitals of the American Osteopathic Association, the Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitative Facilities, or as otherwise determined by the health insurer to meet the reasonable standards applied by any of the aforesaid authorities. Examples of Skilled Nursing Facilities include Rehabilitation Hospitals (all levels of care, e.g. acute) and portions of a Hospital designated for Skilled or Rehabilitation services. The Home Health Benefits provision under the Covered Benefits section of the Certificate is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:
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Samples: Group Agreement, Group Agreement, Group Agreement
