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nursing facility shall provide, at least 10 days before the date of discharge, a written notice of proposed discharge

(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 disability services, if the nursing facility is proposing the discharge; and

(6) to the nursing facility, if the division of the department responsible for senior and disability services is proposing the discharge. (b) A recipient who receives notice of a proposed discharge under (a) of this section may request a hearing under 7 AAC 49. (c) The department may withhold payment to the facility, if the facility fails to comply with this section. (Eff. 2/1/2010, Register 193) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.07.040

AS 47.07.030 AS 47.07.045 7 AAC 140.550. Third-party resources. The department will immediately notify a nursing facility of a known third-party resource or credit available to a recipient, including the amount and source. A recipient’s income, and third-party resources or credits, exclusive of the allowance under 7 AAC 100.554 and 7 AAC 100.558 for personal incidental needs, must be offset as part of the recipient’s cost-of-care liability against the all-inclusive rate in accordance with 7 AAC 145.670. Third-party resources and credits that become known to the nursing facility must be reported to the department. The nursing facility is responsible for collecting those resources or credits. (Eff. 2/1/2010, Register 193) Statutory Authority: