- (1) An REH may include a unit of the facility that is a distinct part licensed and certified as a skilled nursing facility to furnish post-hospital extended care services and be considered a hospital with less than 50 beds for purposes of the exception to the payment limit for rural health clinics under Section 1833(f).
- (2) If the REH provides skilled nursing facility services in a distinct part unit, the services furnished by the distinct part unit must comply with the requirements of participation for long-term care facilities specified in the CMS rules and be governed by the Board's Rules for Nursing Facilities, Chapter 420-5-10, Ala. Admin. Code.
Author: Dana H. Billingsley
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§22-21-20, et seq.
History: New Rule: Published August 31, 2023; effective October 15, 2023.