d. Readmission to an SNF

If an individual who was receiving covered posthospital extended care left an SNF and was readmitted to the same or any other participating SNF for further covered care within 14 days, the 14 day transfer requirement was considered to be met. Thus, the period of extended care services could be interrupted briefly and then resumed, if necessary, without hospitalization preceding the readmission to an SNF. (See c. above for situations where a period of more than 14 days between SNF discharge and readmission, or more than 14 days of noncovered care in an SNF, was followed by later covered care.)