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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="19-1413" title_number="19" title_name="Health Care Facilities" subtitle_number="14" subtitle_name="Nursing Homes">
  <text>Each nursing home shall:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>Establish a procedure to provide for the smooth and orderly transfer of residents in the event of closure;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>Provide a 30-day notice to residents and their families or guardians prior to closure of the nursing home unless the Department waives the notice requirement;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="3">
    <text>Provide a 15-day notice to residents and their families or guardians prior to termination of public funding unless the Department waives the notice requirement; and</text>
  </level>
  <level label="4">
    <text>Immediately notify, if known, a resident’s family or guardian of:</text>
    <level label="i">
      <text>An accident involving the resident which results in injury and has the potential for requiring physician intervention;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="ii">
      <text>A significant change in the resident’s physical, mental, or psychosocial status; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="iii">
      <text>A need to alter the resident’s treatment significantly.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
