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Provider Manual

Skilled Nursing Facility Care

Last Updated on December 12, 2024
  • Benefits are limited to the number of days specified in the member’s plan. Coverage is provided to members with a skilled nursing facility (SNF) benefit. The member's medical condition must also require daily nursing or therapy care. The patient must require daily skilled services as certified by the member’s physician. SNF must prior authorize skilled nursing facility admissions by going to the Security Health Plan provider portal or fax to 715-221-9215.
  • Confinement in a swing bed in a hospital is considered the same as SNF confinement. Services require prior authorization and approval by Security Health Plan in order to be considered for coverage. Prior authorization is required going to the Security Health Plan provider portal or fax to 715-221-9215.
  • Custodial care is excluded from coverage. This includes, but is not limited to, care provided by community-based residential facilities (CBRF), intermediate care facilities (ICF), day care and group facilities, and residential hospice facilities.