Colorado Nursing Home Administrators (NHA) Practice Exam

The other options (A, B, and D) are incorrect because they do not align with the federal regulations set by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for timely access to discharge information. CMS requires facilities to have access to patient discharge within 2 days of discharge, however an additional 5 days may be granted for extenuating circumstances. Therefore, the facility has a total of 7 days to access the discharge of a patient. Option C (7 days) is the correct answer as it follows these regulations.