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42 CFR §440.80

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Private duty nursing services means nursing services for beneficiaries who require more individual and continuous care than is available from a visiting nurse or routinely provided by the nursing staff of the hospital or skilled nursing facility. These services are provided—
  1. (a)By a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse;
  2. (b)Under the direction of the beneficiary's physician; and
  3. (c)To a beneficiary in one or more of the following locations at the option of the State—
    1. (1)His or her own home;
    2. (2)A hospital; or
    3. (3)A skilled nursing facility.