### Question
Can you define what post-institutional home health services means?


### Answer
**Post-institutional home health services** is defined as the following in *42 U.S.C. § 1395x*:

> home health services furnished to an individual—


(A) after discharge from a hospital or rural primary care [13](#1395x_13_target) hospital in which the individual was an inpatient for not less than 3 consecutive days before such discharge if such home health services were initiated within 14 days after the date of such discharge

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 1395x*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 7-SOCIAL SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER XVIII-HEALTH INSURANCE FOR AGED AND DISABLED > Part D-Miscellaneous Provisions**

