Alaska Administrative Code
Title 7 - Health and Social Services
Part 8 - Medicaid Coverage and Payment
Chapter 140 - Medicaid Coverage; Facility and Facility-Based Services
Article 7 - Nursing Facility Services: ICF and SNF
7 AAC 140.540 - Transfer of recipients

Universal Citation: 7 AK Admin Code 140.540

Current through November 28, 2024

(a) No later than seven days after a nursing facility transfers a recipient to another level of care within the same facility, the nursing facility must notify the department of the transfer by submitting a current request for a level-of-care authorization on a form provided by the department.

(b) Before a nursing facility transfers a recipient to another nursing facility or hospital, the facility shall, at least 10 days before the transfer, provide a written notice

(1) to the recipient;

(2) if applicable, to the recipient's family or guardian;

(3) to the attending physician;

(4) to the division of the department responsible for payment for health care services;

(5) to the division of the department responsible for senior and disabilities services, if the nursing facility is proposing the transfer; and

(6) to the nursing facility, if the division of the department responsible for senior and disabilities services is proposing the transfer.

(c) A recipient who receives notice of a proposed transfer under (b) of this section may request a hearing under 7 AAC 49.

(d) The department may withhold payment to a nursing facility if the facility fails to comply with this section.

Authority:AS 47.05.010

AS 47.07.030

AS 47.07.070

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