42 CFR § 483.138 - Maintenance of services and availability of FFP.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t42/s483.138"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "42 CFR § 483.138 - Maintenance of services and availability of FFP."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "483.138"
section_name: "Maintenance of services and availability of FFP."
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"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 1302, 1320a-7, 1395i, 1395hh and 1396r."
cfr_part: "483"
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# 483.138 Maintenance of services and availability of FFP.
(a) *Maintenance of services.* If a NF mails a 30 day notice of its intent to transfer or discharge a resident, under § 483.15(b) of this chapter, the agency may not terminate or reduce services until—
(1) The expiration of the notice period; or
(2) A subpart E appeal, if one has been filed, has been resolved.
(b) *Availability of FFP.* FFP is available for expenditures for services provided to Medicaid beneficiaries during—
(1) The 30 day notice period specified in § 483.15(b) of this chapter; or
(2) During the period an appeal is in progress.
[57 FR 56506, Nov. 30, 1992, as amended at 81 FR 68871, Oct. 4, 2016]