The Regulation

What it means to you

[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 12, Volume 1] [Revised as of January 1, 2003] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 42CFR483.10] [Page 504-509]               TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH CHAPTER IV--CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES--(Continued) PART 483--REQUIREMENTS FOR STATES AND LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES--Table of Contents Subpart B--Requirements for Long Term Care Facilities Sec. 483.10  Resident rights.     (b) Notice of rights and services.    (1) The facility must inform the resident both orally and in writing in a language that the resident understands of his or her rights and all rules and regulations governing resident conduct and responsibilities during the stay in the facility. The facility must also provide the resident with the notice (if any) of the State developed under section 1919(e)(6) of the Act. Such notification must be made prior to or upon admission and during the resident's stay. Receipt of such information, and any amendments to it, must be acknowledged in writing;

The resident must receive a copy of the rules of the nursing home written in a language that the resident can read on or before entering the facility. If a resident has a guardian or a responsible person with a POA, the rules would also need to be available to that person in a language he or she can read.