{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-483.202","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 483.202","heading":"Definitions.","body":"For purposes of this subpart and subparts B and C—\nDischarge means movement from an entity that participates in Medicare as a skilled nursing facility, a Medicare certified distinct part, an entity that participates in Medicaid as a nursing facility, or a Medicaid certified distinct part to a noninstitutional setting when the discharging facility ceases to be legally responsible for the care of the resident.\nIndividual means an individual or any legal representative of the individual.\nResident means a resident of a SNF or NF or any legal representative of the resident.\nTransfer means movement from an entity that participates in Medicare as a skilled nursing facility, a Medicare certified distinct part, an entity that participates in Medicaid as a nursing facility or a Medicaid certified distinct part to another institutional setting when the legal responsibility for the care of the resident changes from the transferring facility to the receiving facility.","path":["Title 42—Public Health","CHAPTER IV—CENTERS FOR MEDICARE \u0026 MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER G—STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION","PART 483—REQUIREMENTS FOR STATES AND LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES","Subpart E—Appeals of Discharges, Transfers, and Preadmission Screening and Annual Resident Review (PASARR) Determinations"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-42.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:11Z","sha256":"79f2a02719d7e84c8f4e4fa5824e161796868d3b0bc754e63882fb998dfa8c0a","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-483.200","next":"us/42-cfr-483.204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}