Page 3-191 in the MDS manual states no MD order is needed for restorative, but does
not mention Medicare A patients.
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> Can anyone direct me to the source document that states that a Medicare Part A
> resident receiving restorative nursing programs needs to have a physician's order
> for those services? I have been through the SNF manual and RAI and the Q&As.
> Someone told me it was just released and I am trying to find it. Thanks ahead of
> time.
>
>
> Denise F. O'Donnell, RN, RAC-C, MN, NHA
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