Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: February 15, 2024) |
Title 42 - Public Health |
Chapter IV - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services |
SubChapter G - Standards and Certification |
Part 483 - Requirements for States and Long Term Care Facilities |
Subpart E - Appeals of Discharges, Transfers, and Preadmission Screening and Annual Resident Review (PASARR) Determinations |
§ 483.202 - Definitions.
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§ 483.202 Definitions.
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Discharge means movement from an entity that participates in Medicare as a skilled nursing facility, a Medicare certified distinct part, an entity that participates in Medicaid as a nursing facility, or a Medicaid certified distinct part to a noninstitutional setting when the discharging facility ceases to be legally responsible for the care of the resident.
Individual means an individual or any legal representative of the individual.
Resident means a resident of a SNF or NF or any legal representative of the resident.
Transfer means movement from an entity that participates in Medicare as a skilled nursing facility, a Medicare certified distinct part, an entity that participates in Medicaid as a nursing facility or a Medicaid certified distinct part to another institutional setting when the legal responsibility for the care of the resident changes from the transferring facility to the receiving facility.