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7 AAC 140.540. Transfer of recipients. (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. (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) to the recipient;

(2) if applicable, to the recipient’s family or guardian;

(3) to the attending physician;

(4) to the division of the department responsible for payment for health care services;

(5) to the division of the department responsible for senior and disabilities services, if the nursing facility is proposing the transfer; and

(6) to the nursing facility, if the division of the department responsible for senior and disabilities services is proposing the transfer. (c) A recipient who receives notice of a proposed transfer under (b) of this section may request a hearing under 7 AAC 49. (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) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.07.030 AS 47.07.070 7 AAC 140.545. Discharge of recipients. (a) When a nursing facility’s utilization review committee or the department determines that a recipient does not, or in the future will not, require continued nursing facility placement, the