A child may qualify for an acute care hospital level of care if the child meets the following requirements:
- (1) The child has a medical condition which requires nursing services 24 hours a day and the services can only be provided by a professional nurse, or the child requires the use of sophisticated equipment designed to alert caregivers to potential problems;
- (2) The child is at risk of rapid deterioration in health status;
- (3) The child requires the continued use of medical technology, complex medical equipment, or invasive techniques to sustain life; and
- (4) Without the support of professional nursing services, the child would require hospitalization for an indefinite time because of the complexity or intensity of the child's long-term medical needs.
Source: 19 SDR 26, effective August 23, 1992.
General Authority: SDCL 28-6-1.
Law Implemented: SDCL 28-6-1.