Ventilator Dependent Care Unit definition
Ventilator Dependent Care Unit means any facility, other than an acute care Hospital setting, that provides services to ventilator dependent patients including all types of facilities known as sub- acute care units, ventilator dependent units, alternative care units, sub-acute care centers and all other like facilities, whether maintained in an Independent Facility or maintained in a Hospital or Skilled Nursing Facility setting.
Examples of Ventilator Dependent Care Unit in a sentence
The ICO must ensure that there is no cost (except for the required Patient Pay Amount) to the Enrollee as though the service was provided by an in-network provider for the following services: Ventilator care in a Nursing Facility with a Medicaid contract for a Ventilator Dependent Care Unit; and Ventilator care and dialysis services in a facility with a Medicaid contract for ventilator and dialysis services.