Utah Admin. Code R432-104-3 - License

(1) To be licensed as an LTAC hospital, the facility shall:

(a) have a constituted governing body with overall administrative and professional responsibility;

(b) have an organized medical staff that provides 24-hour inpatient care;

(c) have a chief executive officer to whom the governing body delegates responsibility for operation of the hospital; and

(d) maintain at least one nursing unit containing patient rooms, patient care spaces, and service spaces defined in construction Rule R432-10.

(2) Each nursing unit shall contain at least six patient beds in rooms and spaces that are organized in a contiguous arrangement.

(3) The LTAC licensee shall provide onsite basic services required of a general hospital that are needed for the diagnosis, therapy, and treatment offered or required by any patient admitted to the hospital, and the following:

(a) current and complete medical records;

(b) continuous registered nurse and nursing services supervision;

(c) pharmacy services;

(d) laboratory services;

(e) nursing services;

(f) occupational, physical, respiratory and speech therapies;

(g) dietary services;

(h) social services; and

(i) specialized diagnosis and therapeutic services.

Notes

Utah Admin. Code R432-104-3

Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2016-17, effective 8/3/2016 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-07, effective 3/22/2023