US · guidance
CMS Pub. 100-04, ch. 6, § 50.3.1
Tracking the Benefit Period
SNF days during the sanction period will be used to track breaks in the spell of illness if a
beneficiary’s care in the SNF meets the skilled level of care requirements. If the patient
is receiving a skilled level of care the benefit period cannot end. Therefore, it will be
tracked in CWF.
History
(Rev. 1555; Issued: 07-18-08; Effective Date: 01-01-09; Implementation Date: 01- 05-09)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
5015c36ed81c240b93f14975b082bc110b5ebc2ef35d01bd130bc7b6459f3c06
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