Subacute Level of Care.

(a)

Subacute level of care means a level of care needed by a patient who does not require hospital acute care but who requires more intensive licensed skilled nursing care than is provided to the majority of patients in a skilled nursing facility.

(b)

To be eligible for subacute level of care a patient's condition shall meet all of the criteria as provided for in the Subacute Level of Care Criteria contained in the Manual of Criteria for Medi-Cal Authorization referenced in Title 22, California Code of Regulations (CCR), Section 51003(e) as determined by the patient's attending physician and as approved by the appropriate Medi-Cal field office medical consultant or equivalent authorizing agent, who is responsible for authorizing the level of care.