[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 3]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR489.27]

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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
  CHAPTER IV--CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 
                  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED)
 
PART 489_PROVIDER AGREEMENTS AND SUPPLIER APPROVAL--Table of Contents
 
               Subpart B_Essentials of Provider Agreements
 
Sec. 489.27  Beneficiary notice of discharge rights.

    (a) A hospital that participates in the Medicare program must 
furnish each Medicare beneficiary, or an individual acting on his or her 
behalf, the notice of discharge rights required under section 
1866(a)(1)(M) of the Act. The hospital must provide timely notice during 
the course of the hospital stay. For purposes of this paragraph, the 
course of the hospital stay begins with the provision of a package of 
information regarding scheduled preadmission testing and registration 
for a planned hospital admission. The hospital must be able to 
demonstrate compliance with this requirement.
    (b) Notification by other providers. Other providers (as identified 
at Sec. 489.2(b)) that participate in the Medicare program must furnish 
each Medicare beneficiary, or authorized representative, applicable CMS 
notices in advance of the termination of Medicare services, including 
the notices required under 42 CFR 422.624. These notices must be 
approved by the Office of Management and Budget prior to implementation 
under section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act.

[68 FR 16669, Apr. 4, 2003]