A separate payment shall not be made for readmission to any hospital for the same diagnosis if the readmission occurs within 30 days of discharge, except for those cases where the department has determined the readmission was medically necessary as defined in He-W 543.01.

Source. (See Revision Note at chapter heading He-W 500); ss by #5897, eff 9-19-94, EXPIRED 9-19-00 New. #7399, eff 11-2-00, EXPIRED: 11-2-08 New. #9324, eff 11-21-08 (from He-W 543.05); ss by #12103, eff 2-9-17; ss by #12818, eff 7-1-19; ss by #14384, eff 9-20-25 (formerly He-W 543.07), EXPIRES: 9-20-35