42 CFR § 483.202 - Definitions.

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title: "42 CFR § 483.202 - Definitions."
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section_number: "483.202"
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chapter_name: "CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
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part_name: "REQUIREMENTS FOR STATES AND LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES"
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# 483.202 Definitions.

For purposes of this subpart and subparts B and C—

*Discharge* means movement from an entity that participates in Medicare as a skilled nursing facility, a Medicare certified distinct part, an entity that participates in Medicaid as a nursing facility, or a Medicaid certified distinct part to a noninstitutional setting when the discharging facility ceases to be legally responsible for the care of the resident.

*Individual* means an individual or any legal representative of the individual.

*Resident* means a resident of a SNF or NF or any legal representative of the resident.

*Transfer* means movement from an entity that participates in Medicare as a skilled nursing facility, a Medicare certified distinct part, an entity that participates in Medicaid as a nursing facility or a Medicaid certified distinct part to another institutional setting when the legal responsibility for the care of the resident changes from the transferring facility to the receiving facility.