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IF A PATIENT IS NO LONGER ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT, MUST
THAT PERSON LEAVE HIS/HER MEDICARE-CERTIFIED BED?
NO! A skilled nursing facility may seek Medicare certification
for all or some of the facility's beds.
Distinct-part
certification does not prevent a bed from being used for a resident
paying privately or through Medicaid.
A
resident has the right to refuse a transfer within a facility if
the purpose of the transfer is to move the resident to or from a
Medicare-certified bed. (Sec. 483.10(o) of Title 42 of the Code of
Federal Regulations).
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