Utah Code 26B-2-223. Prohibition against bed banking by nursing care facilities for Medicaid reimbursement
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(1) As used in this section:
Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-2-223
- Nursing care facility: means a health care facility, other than a general acute or specialty hospital, constructed, licensed, and operated to provide patient living accommodations, 24-hour staff availability, and at least two of the following patient services:(17)(a) a selection of patient care services, under the direction and supervision of a registered nurse, ranging from continuous medical, skilled nursing, psychological, or other professional therapies to intermittent health-related or paraprofessional personal care services;(17)(b) a structured, supportive social living environment based on a professionally designed and supervised treatment plan, oriented to the individual's habilitation or rehabilitation needs; or(17)(c) a supervised living environment that provides support, training, or assistance with individual activities of daily living. See Utah Code 26B-2-201(1)(a) ” Bed banking” means the designation of a nursing care facility bed as not part of the facility’s operational bed capacity.(1)(b) ” Nursing care facility” means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-2-222.
(2) Beginning July 1, 2008, the department shall, for purposes of Medicaid reimbursement under Chapter 3, Part 1, Health Care Assistance, prohibit the banking of nursing care facility beds.