Hospitals; if designated Medicare dependent then considered rural. (SB519)
Introduced By
Sen. Phil Puckett (D-Tazewell)
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Description
Designation as rural hospital. Establishes in state law that any medical care facility licensed as a hospital will be considered a rural hospital on and after September 30, 2004, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(8)(E)(ii)(II), if (i) the hospital is located in an area defined as rural by federal statute or regulation; (ii) the Board of Health defines, in regulation, the area in which the hospital is located as a rural health area or the hospital as a rural hospital; or (iii) the hospital was designated, prior to October 1, 2004, as a Medicare-dependent small rural health hospital, as defined in 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(G)(iv). Amends § 32.1-122.07 (“Authority of Commissioner for certain health planning activities; rural health plan; designation as a rural hospital.”), § 32.1-125.3 (“Bed capacity and licensure in hospitals designated as critical access hospitals; designation as rural hospital.”), of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »
Status
04/03/2006: signed by governor
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