| | Federal and State Laws Regulating Nursing Homes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) |
 | | The legislation, included in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (OBRA 1987), also known as the Nursing Home Reform Act, specifies that a nursing home "must provide services and activities to attain or maintain the highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being of each resident in accordance with a written plan of care..." |
 | | To participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, nursing homes must be in compliance with the federal requirements for long term care as prescribed in the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (42 CFR Part 483). |
 | | Have sufficient nursing staff to provide nursing and related services to attain or maintain the highest practicable physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being of each resident, as determined by resident assessments and individual plans of care (42 CFR § 483.30). |
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