1. (1) "Caregiver" means an individual designated by a patient of the hospital to assist with continuing care that can be given in the patient's residence after discharge.
2. (2) "County of the first class or second class" means the same as described in Section 17-50-501.

3. (3) "Hospital blood services" are defined as follows:

   1. (a) "Blood bank" means a facility that combines the functions of a donor center and transfusion service within the same facility;
   2. (b) "Donor center" means a facility that procures, prepares, processes, stores, and transports blood and blood components; or
   3. (c) "Transfusion service" means a facility that stores, determines compatibility, transfuses blood and blood components, and monitors transfused patients for any adverse effect.
4. (4) "Satellite emergency department" means the same as defined in Section 26B-2-203.
5. (5) "Swing-bed" means a hospital room that can switch from inpatient acute care status to skilled care status.
6. (6) "Type I Acute or Critical Access Hospital" means a hospital that offers comprehensive emergency care 24 hours a day in-house, with at least one physician experienced in emergency care on staff in the emergency care area.
7. (7) "Type II Acute or Critical Access Hospital" means a hospital that offers emergency care 24 hours a day, with at least one physician experienced in emergency care on duty in the emergency care area, and with specialty consultation available within 30 minutes by members of the medical staff.
8. (8) "Type III Acute or Critical Access Hospital" means a hospital that offers emergency care 24 hours a day, with at least one physician available to the emergency care area within 30 minutes through a medical staff call roster.
9. (9) "Type IV Acute or Critical Access Hospital" means a hospital that offers emergency first aid treatment to patients, staff, and visitors; and to persons who may be unaware of, or unable to, immediately reach services in other facilities.

Terms used in this rule are defined in Rule R432-1. Additionally:

KEY: health care facilities

Date of Last Change: June 5, 2026

Notice of Continuation: August 22, 2025

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 26B-1-202; 26B-2-202; 26B-2-203