[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 42, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 42CFR483.1]



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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH

 

  CHAPTER IV--CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 

                  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED)

 

PART 483_REQUIREMENTS FOR STATES AND LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES--Table of

Contents

 

          Subpart B_Requirements for Long Term Care Facilities

 

Sec.  483.1  Basis and scope.



    Source: 54 FR 5359, Feb. 2, 1989, unless otherwise noted.





    (a) Statutory basis. (1) Sections 1819 (a), (b), (c), and (d) of the 

Act provide that--

    (i) Skilled nursing facilities participating in Medicare must meet 

certain specified requirements; and

    (ii) The Secretary may impose additional requirements (see section 

1819(d)(4)(B)) if they are necessary for the health and safety of 

individuals to whom services are furnished in the facilities.

    (2) Section 1861(l) of the Act requires the facility to have in 

effect a transfer agreement with a hospital.

    (3) Sections 1919 (a), (b), (c), and (d) of the Act provide that 

nursing facilities participating in Medicaid must meet certain specific 

requirements.

    (b) Scope. The provisions of this part contain the requirements that 

an institution must meet in order to qualify to participate as a SNF in 

the Medicare program, and as a nursing facility in the Medicaid program. 

They serve as the basis for survey activities for the purpose of 

determining whether a facility meets the requirements for participation 

in Medicare and Medicaid.



[56 FR 48867, Sept. 26, 1991, as amended at 57 FR 43924, Sept. 23, 1992; 

60 FR 50443, Sept. 29, 1995]