Common use of Transfers and Discharges Clause in Contracts

Transfers and Discharges. You may leave our Facility at any time without prior notice to us. We will help arrange for your voluntary discharge or transfer to another facility. Except in an emergency, we will not transfer you to another room within our Facility, or to another facility, and we will not discharge you from our Facility against your wishes, unless we give prior written notice to you. The only reasons that we can transfer or discharge you against your wishes are: 1) It is required to protect your well-being, because your needs cannot be met in our Facility; 2) It is appropriate because your health has improved enough that you no longer need the services of our Facility; 3) Your presence in our Facility endangers the health and safety of other individuals; 4) You have not paid for your stay in our Facility or have not arranged to have payment made under Medicare, Medi-Cal, or private insurance; 5) Our Facility ceases to operate. 6) Material or fraudulent misrepresentation of your finances to us. If we participate in Medi-Cal or Medicare, we will not transfer you from the Facility or discharge you solely because you change from private pay to Medicare or Medi-Cal payment. State of California – Health and Human Services Agency Department of Health Services Our written notice of transfer or discharge against your wishes will be provided 30 days in advance. However, we may provide less than 30 days notice if the reason for the transfer or discharge is to protect your health and safety or the health and safety of other individuals, if your improved health allows for a shorter notice, or if you have been in our Facility for less than 30 days. Our written notice will include the effective date, the location to which you will be transferred or discharged, and the reason the action is necessary. In our written notice, we will advise you that you have the right to appeal the transfer or discharge to the California Department of Health Services, Licensing and Certification Division, and we will also provide the name, address and telephone number of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman. If you are transferred or discharged against your wishes, we will provide transfer and discharge planning as required by law.

Transfers and Discharges. You may leave our Facility at any time without prior notice to us. We will help arrange for your voluntary discharge or transfer to another facility. Except in an emergency, we will not transfer you to another room within our Facility, or to another facility, and we will not discharge you from our Facility against your wishes, unless we give prior written notice to you. The only reasons that we can transfer or discharge you against your wishes are: 1) It is required to protect your well-being, because your needs cannot be met in our Facility; 2) It is appropriate because your health has improved enough that you no longer need the services of our Facility; 3) Your presence in our Facility endangers the health and safety of other individuals; 4) You have not paid for your stay in our Facility or have not arranged to have payment made under Medicare, Medi-Cal, or private insurance; 5) Our Facility ceases to operate. 6) Material or fraudulent misrepresentation of your finances to us. If we participate in Medi-Cal or Medicare, we will not transfer you from the Facility or discharge you solely because you change from private pay to Medicare or Medi-Cal payment. State of California – Health and Human Services Agency Department of Health Services Our written notice of transfer or discharge against your wishes will be provided 30 days in advance. However, we may provide less than 30 days notice if the reason for the transfer or discharge is to protect your health and safety or the health and safety of other individuals, if your improved health allows for a shorter notice, or if you have been in our Facility for less than 30 days. Our written notice will include the effective date, the location to which you will be transferred or discharged, and the reason the action is necessary. In our written notice, we will advise you that you have the right to appeal the transfer or discharge to the California Department of Health Services, Licensing and Certification Division, and we will also provide the name, address and telephone number of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman. If you are transferred or discharged against your wishes, we will provide transfer and discharge planning as required by law.