Medicaid sponsors skilled, intermediate, and intermediate/persons with intellectual disability nursing care services in accordance with the level of care determination established by the utilization review mechanism.
These nursing facility services shall be provided in a facility which contracts with the Medicaid (Title XIX) state agency. Such services shall be provided according to a written plan of care under the direction of a licensed attending physician. The physician shall certify the need for continued nursing facility services consistent with federal requirements.
S.C. Code Regs. § 126-314