§ 413.
(c)
Availability of licensed practitioners
(1)
In providing for the health care needs of residents at a facility of the Retirement Home under subsection (b), the Retirement Home shall have appropriate licensed practitioners, as determined under paragraph (2), available during the daily business hours of the facility and on an on-call basis at other times.
(2)
In accordance with accrediting organization standards pursuant to
section 411(g) of this title, the Chief Operating Officer, in consultation with the Medical Director, shall ensure that the skills, experience, and availability of the practitioners are suited to residents of the facility.
(d)
Transportation to medical care outside Retirement Home facilities
(1)
With respect to each facility of the Retirement Home, the Retirement Home shall provide daily scheduled transportation to nearby medical facilities used by residents of the facility. The Retirement Home may provide, based on a determination of medical need, unscheduled transportation for a resident of the facility to any medical facility located not more than 30 miles from the facility for the provision of necessary and urgent medical care for the resident.
(2)
The Retirement Home may not collect a fee from a resident for transportation provided under this subsection.
([Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XV, § 1513], Nov. 5, 1990, [104 Stat. 1725]; [Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title III, § 366(c)], Nov. 30, 1993, [107 Stat. 1630]; [Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title XIV], §§ 1404(b)(1)(B), 1410(a)(1), Dec. 28, 2001, [115 Stat. 1260], 1266; [Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title IX, § 909(a)], Jan. 6, 2006, [119 Stat. 3404]; [Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title XIV, § 1422(c)], Jan. 28, 2008, [122 Stat. 420]; [Pub. L. 112–81, div. A, title V, § 567(c)(2)], Dec. 31, 2011, [125 Stat. 1426]; [Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title XIV, § 1423], Dec. 23, 2024, [138 Stat. 2129].)