42 CFR § 483.116 - Residents and applicants determined to require NF level of services.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t42/s483.116"
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title: "42 CFR § 483.116 - Residents and applicants determined to require NF level of services."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "483.116"
section_name: "Residents and applicants determined to require NF level of services."
chapter_name: "CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "G"
subchapter_name: "STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION"
part_number: "483"
part_name: "REQUIREMENTS FOR STATES AND LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 1302, 1320a-7, 1395i, 1395hh and 1396r."
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# 483.116 Residents and applicants determined to require NF level of services.

(a) *Individuals needing NF services.* If the State mental health or intellectual disability authority determines that a resident or applicant for admission to a NF requires a NF level of services, the NF may admit or retain the individual.

(b) *Individuals needing NF services and specialized services.* If the State mental health or intellectual disability authority determines that a resident or applicant for admission requires both a NF level of services and specialized services for the mental illness or intellectual disability—

(1) The NF may admit or retain the individual; and

(2) The State must provide or arrange for the provision of the specialized services needed by the individual while he or she resides in the NF.