Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-11-401 - Definitions

In this Article, unless otherwise specified:

1. "Admitting diagnosis" means the reason an individual is admitted to a hospital.

2. "DRG" means Diagnosis Related Group, a type of prospective payment system used in billing for inpatient episodes of care.

3. "HIPPS" means the Health Insurance Prospective Payment System, a type of prospective payment system used by specific health care institutions, such as rehabilitation hospitals, for billing for services provided by the health care institutions.

4. "Inpatient discharge report" means a document that meets the requirements of A.R.S. § 36-125.05 and contains the information required in R9-11-402.

5. "Length of stay" means the total number of calendar days for a specific episode of care, from the date of admission to the date of discharge.

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Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-11-401

New Section made by final rulemaking at 9 A.A.R. 2105, effective June 3, 2003 (Supp. 03-2). Former R9-11-401 recodified to R9-11-501 ; new R9-11-401 recodified from R9-11-301 at 10 A.A.R. 3835, effective August 24, 2004 (Supp. 04-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 13 A.A.R. 3648, effective December 1, 2007 (Supp. 07-4).