20 CAR § 400-1203 – Physical examination of patients

(a) The medical evaluation of the patient shall be based on a history and physical examination done within seventy-two (72) hours of admission unless such examination was performed within fifteen (15) days prior to admission.
(b)
1. (1) A history and physical completed during the patient's hospitalization may have been completed up to thirty (30) days prior to admission to the nursing home.
2. (2) However, the hospital discharge summary (upon completion) is to be forwarded to the nursing home.