Private duty nursing services means nursing services for recipients 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—
(a)
By a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse;
(b)
Under the direction of the recipient's physician; and
(c)
To a recipient in one or more of the following locations at the option of the State—
(3)
A skilled nursing facility.
[52 FR 47934, Dec. 17, 1987]