Ch. 19, § 2. Purpose and Applicability

(a) This Chapter governs nursing facility preadmission screening and annual resident review for mental illness and intellectual disability and related conditions. (b) This Chapter applies to all individuals applying for admission into a nursing facility and all residents of a nursing facility regardless of the individual or resident's source of payment for nursing facility services. (c) The Department may issue manuals and bulletins to interpret the provisions of this Chapter. The contents of manuals and bulletins are subordinate to the provisions of this Chapter.