(1) A skilled nursing facility is a facility or distinct part of an institution whose primary function is to provide medical, continuous nursing, and other health and social services to patients who are not in an acute phase of illness requiring services in a hospital, but who require primary restorative or skilled nursing services on an inpatient basis above the level of intermediate or custodial care in order to reach a degree of body functioning to permit self care in essential daily living. It meets any licensing or certification standards et forth by the jurisdiction where it is located. A skilled nursing facility may be a freestanding facility or part of a hospital that has been certified by Medicare to admit patients requiring subacute care and rehabilitation; (2) Provides non-acute medical and skilled nursing care services, therapy and social services under the supervision of a licensed registered nurse on a 24-hour basis.
| Specialty | Taxonomy Code | |
|---|---|---|
| * | Skilled Nursing Facility | 314000000X |
| Nursing Facility/Intermediate Care Facility | 313M00000X |
* Indicates primary specialty
| NPI Number | 1356764559 |
| Legal business name LBN |
COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY |
| Authorized official | WENDY MORRIS - (DEPUTY COMMISSIONER) |
| Entity | Organization |
| Organization subpart | Yes |
| Enumeration date | 01/24/2014 |
| Last updated | 11/03/2015 - About 11 years ago |
| Sole proprietor1 | Not specified |
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1 A sole proprietor/sole proprietorship is an individual, and as such, is eligible for a single NPI number. The sole proprietor must apply for the NPI number using his or her own Social Security Number (SSN), not an Employer Identification Number (EIN) even if he/she has an EIN.
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