Critical access hospital definition

Critical access hospital or “CAH” means a hospital licensed as a critical access hospital by the department of inspections and appeals pursuant to rule 481—51.52(135B).

Critical access hospital means a hospital that is desig- nated by the department as meeting the requirements of 42 USC 1395i−4 (c) (2) (B) and is federally certified as meeting the requirements of 42 USC 1395i−4 (e).

Critical access hospital means a facility that is located in a rural area, as defined in 42 U.S.C.

Examples of Critical access hospital in a sentence

• Critical Access Hospital (CAH): Critical access hospital means a hospital that meets the requirements of the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to be designated as a critical access hospital and that is recognized by the Department of Community Health as a critical access hospital for purposes of Medicaid.

• Critical access hospital" means a hospital that must first be designated and approved by the State, as long as the State also has established an approved rural hospital flexibility program, and that meets the conditions in effect on March 1, 2004 for critical access hospital status under the federal Medicare program.

• Critical access hospital reimbursement Beginning April 1, 2012, the department shall reimburse licensed critical access hospitals at 109% of MaineCare allowable costs for both inpatient and outpatient services provided to patients covered by the MaineCare program.

• Critical access hospital reimbursementBeginning April 1, 2012, the department shall reimburse licensed critical access hospitals at 109% of MaineCare allowable costs for both inpatient and outpatient services provided to patients covered by the MaineCare program.

• Critical access hospital services are reimbursed based on cost reimbursement methodologies.

More Definitions of Critical access hospital

Critical access hospital means a hospital designated and certified as a critical access hospital under 42 CFR 485.606.

Critical access hospital means a hospital as described in RCW 74.09.5225.

Critical access hospital means a facility that is located in a rural area, as defined in 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(2)(D), and that has been designated by the department as a critical access hospital pursuant to 50-5-233.

Critical access hospital means a hospital determined by the State Department of Health to be a necessary provider of health care services to residents of a rural community;

Critical access hospital means a hospital qualified as a critical access hospital under 42 U.S.C.

Critical access hospital means any hospital located in a rural area and certified by the Iowa department of public health as being a necessary provider of health care services to residents of the area. A “critical access hospital” makes available 24-hour emergency care, is a designated provider in a rural health network, and meets the criteria specified pursuant to 481—51.53(135B). If swing-bed approval has been granted, all 25 beds may be used interchangeably for acute or skilled nursing facility level of care services.

Critical access hospital means a hospital which has been certified as a critical access hospital by the Secretary of Health and Human Services pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1395i-4(e).