1. (a) No later than seven days after a nursing facility transfers a recipient to another level of care within the same facility, the nursing facility must notify the department of the transfer by submitting a current request for a level-of-care authorization on a form provided by the department.

2. (b) Before a nursing facility transfers a recipient to another nursing facility or hospital, the facility shall, at least 10 days before the transfer, provide a written notice

   1. (1) to the recipient;
   2. (2) if applicable, to the recipient's family or guardian;
   3. (3) to the attending physician;
   4. (4) to the division of the department responsible for payment for health care services;
   5. (5) to the division of the department responsible for senior and disabilities services, if the nursing facility is proposing the transfer; and
   6. (6) to the nursing facility, if the division of the department responsible for senior and disabilities services is proposing the transfer.
3. (c) A recipient who receives notice of a proposed transfer under (b) of this section may request a hearing under 7 AAC 49.
4. (d) The department may withhold payment to a nursing facility if the facility fails to comply with this section.

(Eff. 2/1/2010, Register 193)

Authority: AS 47.05.010, AS 47.07.030, AS 47.07.070