Discharge or Transfer of Resident

Discharge or Transfer of Resident. A. Failure of resident to follow all rules and regulations governing the SVNHs and to follow the course of treatment prescribed by the SVNH medical staff or the SVNH’s outside medical consultant is cause for discharge. B. The Executive Director has the authority to discharge a resident based on the recommendation of physician with a right to appeal the discharge to the State Veterans Affairs Board. C. Residents shall accept discharge from the Homes when medical and/or administrative review determines such action to be appropriate. Residents desiring discharge from the SVNH are required to provide a three (3) day notice. Failure to do so will result in resident being charged for three (3) days (care) beyond actual discharge date. D. Failure to pay for nursing home care or repeated late payment shall result in dismissal from the SVNH. Each potential dismissal shall be reviewed on a case by case basis and should extenuating circumstances exist, the Executive Director may present the account to the Board for their recommendation. The Executive Director is authorized to use all state laws to recoup monies due the SVNH for nursing home care. Residents entering a SVNH and having insufficient funds to cover care costs (e.g. awaiting start/increase in VA pension benefits) or who, subsequent to admission allows an arrears in his/her care account to occur, must have all income come directly to the MSVA with the MSVA being authorized to deposit such income into the resident's personal funds account and to transfer such agreed upon amounts from that personal funds account for purposes of payment on the resident's care account. Branch Directors, with approval of the Executive Director, may waive requirement as stipulated in the preceding sentence. E. If a resident account balance remains delinquent for forty-five (45) days, the account shall be turned over to the MSVA attorney for collection. Once the account balance has been delinquent for sixty (60) days, the resident may be discharged from the SVNH. F. Residents desiring transfer to a different SVNH shall be responsible for all associated costs. G. Residents of the SVNH shall accept transfer to other facilities, including those operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs, if medical condition, as determined by the SVNH 's medical staff, mandates. Any and all costs of treatment/care outside the SVNH are the responsibility of the resident/responsible parties.