NPI | Name | Type | Address |
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The Hospital Authority Of Habersham County |
Organization |
541 441 Historic Hwy N Demorest, GA |
Every health care provider, whether it’s a hospital, pharmacy, or individual specialist, must obtain their own NPI number. This identification number is unique and is assigned upon application. In tod...
Taxonomy Code | 314000000X |
Display Name | Skilled Nursing Facility |
Taxonomy Group | Nursing & Custodial Care Facilities |
Taxonomy Classification | Skilled Nursing Facility |
Definition | (1) A skilled nursing facility is a facility or distinct part of an institution whose primary function is to provide medical, continuous nursing, and other health and social services to patients who are not in an acute phase of illness requiring services in a hospital, but who require primary restorative or skilled nursing services on an inpatient basis above the level of intermediate or custodial care in order to reach a degree of body functioning to permit self care in essential daily living. It meets any licensing or certification standards et forth by the jurisdiction where it is located. A skilled nursing facility may be a freestanding facility or part of a hospital that has been certified by Medicare to admit patients requiring subacute care and rehabilitation; (2) Provides non-acute medical and skilled nursing care services, therapy and social services under the supervision of a licensed registered nurse on a 24-hour basis. |
Effective Date | September 30, 2009 |