- (1) have a separate governing body, chief executive officer, chief medical officer, and medical staff from the co-located hospital;
- (2) perform basic functions independently from the host hospital;
- (3) incur not more than 15% of its total inpatient operating costs for items and services supplied by the host hospital;
- (4) admit 75% of patients from sources other than the host hospital;
- (5) maintain admission and discharge records separately from those of the hospital where it is co-located;
- (6) not commingle beds with host hospital beds; and
- (7) be serviced by the same Medicare fiscal intermediary as the host hospital.
If an LTAC is located within a licensed acute care hospital, the licensee shall:
KEY: health care facilities
Date of Last Change: November 6, 2023
Notice of Continuation: September 1, 2025
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 26B-2-202