Swing bed services are unlimited as long as the recipient meets the SNF level of care medically and all other eligibility criteria which includes financial criteria.

Author: Vicki Huff

Statutory Authority: Title XIX, Social Security Act; State Plan, Attachment 3.1-A, 4.19-D; 42 CFR §§409, Subpart C; Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987, Section 4005(b)(2).

History: Emergency rule effective March 30, 1989. Permanent rule effective July 13, 1989.