Long Term Care Facilities

Publication date: 

February. 2, 1989

Effective date:     

August 1, 1989

CFR section numbers:      

42 CFR 483

CFR section descriptions: Requirements for Long Term Care Facilities

Brief description of document(s)

The provisions of this part contain the requirements that an institution must meet in order to qualify to participate as a SNF in the Medicare program, and as a nursing facility in the Medicaid program. They serve as the basis for survey activities for the purpose of determining whether a facility meets the requirements for participation in Medicare and Medicaid.