Virginia Administrative Code
Title 12 - HEALTH
Agency 30 - DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Chapter 60 - STANDARDS ESTABLISHED AND METHODS USED TO ASSURE HIGH QUALITY CARE
Section 12VAC30-60-316 - Criteria for continued nursing facility care using the Minimum Data Set (MDS)
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
Individuals may be considered appropriate for nursing facility care when one of the following describes their medical or nursing needs and functional capacity as recorded on the Minimum Data Set (MDS) of the Resident Assessment Instrument that is specified by the Commonwealth.
1. Functional capacity:
2. Medical or Nursing Needs: The individual has health needs which require medical or nursing supervision or care above the level which could be provided through assistance with activities of daily living, medication administration and general supervision and is not primarily for the care and treatment of mental diseases.
Statutory Authority
§ 32.1-325 of the Code of Virginia.
