District Of Columbia § 44-1003.01 - Grounds for involuntary discharge, transfer, or relocation by facility.
Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 44-1003.01 — Grounds for involuntary discharge, transfer, or relocation by facility., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 44-1003.01. Grounds for involuntary discharge, transfer, or relocation by facility.
44-1003.01Unless a resident and his or her representative consent otherwise, a facility may discharge the resident, transfer the resident to another facility, or relocate the resident from one part or room of the facility to another only:
If essential to meet that resident’s documented health-care needs or to be in accordance with his or her prescribed level of care;
If essential to safeguard that resident or one or more other residents from physical or emotional injury;
On account of nonpayment for his or her maintenance, after reasonable and appropriate notice, except as prohibited by subsection (b) of this section and 42 U.S.C. § 1395 et seq. and 42 U.S.C. § 1396 et seq.;
If essential to meet the facility’s reasonable administrative needs and no practicable alternative is available; or
If the facility is closing or officially reducing its licensed capacity.
No facility that is a District Medicaid provider may discharge, transfer, or relocate a resident on account of his or her conversion from private-pay or Medicare to Medicaid status, or on account of a temporary hospitalization if payment or reimbursement for his or her bed continues to be made available.
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