483.10 - Resident Rights

F560: Right to Refuse Certain Transfers

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4 citations nationally (June 2025-June 2026)

What this regulation requires

The right to refuse to transfer to another room in the facility, if the purpose of the transfer is: to relocate a resident of a SNF from the distinct part of the institution that is a SNF to a part of the institution that is not a SNF, or to relocate a resident of a NF from the distinct part of the institution that is a NF to a distinct part of the institution that is a SNF. solely for the convenience of staff.

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

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