483.10 - Resident Rights

F552: Right to be Informed/Make Treatment Decisions

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What this regulation requires

The resident has the right to be informed of, and participate in, his or her treatment, including: the right to be fully informed in language that he or she can understand of his or her total health status, including but not limited to, his or her medical condition.

Source: CMS State Operations Manual, Appendix PP | 42 CFR § 483.10

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