Nursing homes and other healthcare facilities must establish and implement an admissions policy that does not request or require residents or potential residents to waive their rights to Medicare or Medicaid, or to waive potential facility liability for losses of personal property. Facilities must provide notice of special characteristics or service limitations of the facility and must disclose their physical configuration, including locations that comprise the composite distinct part, and policies that apply to room changes between its different locations. Facilities must not request or require a third party guarantee of payment or charge residents for items and services not specified in the State plan. Lastly, facilities must not solicit, accept, or receive a contribution from an organization or person unrelated to a Medicaid eligible resident or potential resident as a precondition of admission, expedited admission, or continued stay in the facility. These new regulations will require nursing homes and other healthcare facilities to revise their admissions policies to comply with the new requirements, and to provide additional information to residents and potential residents prior to admission.

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