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38 CFR 51.70 - Resident rights. | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
CFR › Title 38 › Chapter I › Part 51 › Subpart D › Section 51.70
38 CFR 51.70 - Resident rights.
(a)Exercise of rights.
(b)Notice of rights and services.
(1) The facility management 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. Such notification must be made prior to or upon admission and periodically during the resident's stay.
(9) Notification of changes. (i) Facility management must immediately inform the resident; consult with the primary physician; and if known, notify the resident's legal representative or an interested family member when there is -
(D) A decision to transfer or discharge the resident from the facility as specified in § 51.80(a) of this part.
(ii) The facility management must also promptly notify the resident and, if known, the resident's legal representative or interested family member when there is -
(A) A change in room or roommate assignment as specified in § 51.100(f)(2); or
(c)Protection of resident funds.
(1) The resident has the right to manage his or her financial affairs, and the facility management may not require residents to deposit their personal funds with the facility.
(2)Management of personal funds. Upon written authorization of a resident, the facility management must hold, safeguard, manage, and account for the personal funds of the resident deposited with the facility, as specified in paragraphs (c)(3) through (c)(6) of this section.
(3)Deposit of funds.
(i) Funds in excess of $100. The facility management must deposit any residents' personal funds in excess of $100 in an interest bearing account (or accounts) that is separate from any of the facility's operating accounts, and that credits all interest earned on resident's funds to that account. (In pooled accounts, there must be a separate accounting for each resident's share.)
(ii)Funds less than $100. The facility management must maintain a resident's personal funds that do not exceed $100 in a non-interest bearing account, interest-bearing account, or petty cash fund.
(4)Accounting and records. The facility management must establish and maintain a system that assures a full and complete and separate accounting, according to generally accepted accounting principles, of each resident's personal funds entrusted to the facility on the resident's behalf.
(5)Conveyance upon death. Upon the death of a resident with a personal fund deposited with the facility, the facility management must convey within 90 calendar days the resident's funds, and a final accounting of those funds, to the individual or probate jurisdiction administering the resident's estate; or other appropriate individual or entity, if State law allows.
(6)Assurance of financial security. The facility management must purchase a surety bond, or otherwise provide assurance satisfactory to the Under Secretary for Health, to assure the security of all personal funds of residents deposited with the facility.
(d)Free choice. The resident has the right to -
(e)Privacy and confidentiality. The resident has the right to personal privacy and confidentiality of his or her personal and clinical records.
(3) The resident's right to refuse release of personal and clinical records does not apply when -
(f)Grievances. A resident has the right to -
(g)Examination of survey results. A resident has the right to -
(h)Work. The resident has the right to -
(2) Perform services for the facility, if he or she chooses, when -
(i)Mail. The resident must have the right to privacy in written communications, including the right to -
(j)Access and visitation rights.
(1) The resident has the right and the facility management must provide immediate access to any resident by the following:
(iii) Physicians of the resident's choice (to provide care in the nursing home, physicians must meet the provisions of § 51.210(j));
(k)Telephone. The resident has the right to reasonable access to use a telephone where calls can be made without being overheard.
(l)Personal property. The resident has the right to retain and use personal possessions, including some furnishings, and appropriate clothing, as space permits, unless to do so would infringe upon the rights or health and safety of other residents.
(m)Married couples. The resident has the right to share a room with his or her spouse when married residents live in the same facility and both spouses consent to the arrangement.
(n)Self-Administration of Drugs. An individual resident may self-administer drugs if the interdisciplinary team, as defined by § 51.110(d)(2)(ii) of this part, has determined that this practice is safe.
The following are ALL rules, proposed rules, and notices (chronologically) published in the Federal Register relating to 38 CFR Part 51 after this date.
78 FR 18240 - Removal of 30-Day Residency Requirement for Per Diem Payments
FR Doc. 2013-06828
RIN 2900-AO36
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) published a direct final rule amending its regulations concerning per diem payments to State homes for the provision of nursing home care to veterans. Specifically, this rule removes the requirement that a veteran must have resided in a State home for 30 consecutive days before VA will pay per diem for that veteran when there is no overnight stay. VA received no significant adverse comments concerning this rule or its companion substantially identical proposed rule published on the same date. This document confirms that the direct final rule became effective on November 26, 2012. In a companion document in this issue of the Federal Register , we are withdrawing as unnecessary the proposed rule.
FR Doc. 2013-06829
RIN 2900-AO37
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is withdrawing VA&apos;s proposed rulemaking, published in the Federal Register on September 27, 2012, which proposed to amend its regulations that govern VA payments to State homes for bed holds on behalf of veterans. Specifically, the regulation proposed to remove a 30-day residency requirement before VA would make such payments. VA received no significant adverse comments concerning the proposed rule or its companion substantially identical direct final rule published on the same date in the Federal Register. In a companion document in this issue of the Federal Register, we are confirming that the direct final rule became effective on November 26, 2012. Accordingly, this document withdraws as unnecessary the proposed rule.
77 FR 72738 - Contracts and Provider Agreements for State Home Nursing Home Care
FR Doc. 2012-29521
RIN 2900-AO57
FR Doc. 2012-23775
Effective: This rule is effective on November 26, 2012, without further notice, unless VA receives a significant adverse comment by October 29, 2012. If significant adverse comment is received, VA will publish a timely withdrawal of the rule in the Federal Register .
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is taking direct final action to amend its regulations concerning per diem payments to State homes for the provision of nursing home care to veterans. Specifically, this rule removes the requirement that a veteran must have resided in a State home for 30 consecutive days before VA will pay per diem for that veteran when there is no overnight stay. The intended effect of this direct final rule is to permit per diem payments to State homes for veterans who do not stay overnight, regardless of how long the veterans have resided at the State homes, so that the State homes will hold the veterans&apos; beds until the veterans return.
FR Doc. 2012-23777
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is proposing to amend its regulations concerning per diem payments to State homes for the provision of nursing home care to veterans. Specifically, this rule would remove the requirement that a veteran must have resided in a State home for 30 consecutive days before VA will pay per diem for that veteran when there is no overnight stay. The intended effect of this proposed rule is to permit per diem payments to State homes for veterans who do not stay overnight, regardless of how long the veterans have resided at the State homes, so that the State homes will hold the veterans&apos; beds until the veterans return.
77 FR 26183 - Technical Revisions To Update Reference to the Required Assessment Tool for State Nursing Homes Receiving Per Diem Payments From VA
FR Doc. 2012-10590
RIN 2900-AO02
This rule updates the reference to the required resident assessment tool for State homes that receive per diem from VA for providing nursing home care to veterans. It requires State nursing homes receiving per diem from VA to use the most recent version of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Resident Assessment Instrument/Minimum Data Set (MDS), which is version 3.0. This will ensure that the standard used to assess veterans is the same as the standard applicable to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.
38 CFR 51.110 — Resident Assessment.