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Title 15 - Mississippi Department of HealthPart 9 - Office of Health Policy and PlanningSubpart 99 - MISSISSIPPI STATE RURAL HEALTH PLANChapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI STATE RURAL HEALTH PLAN
Subchapter 6 - MISSISSIPPI RURAL HOSPITAL FLEXIBILITY PROGRAM AND CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS
Rule 15-9-99-1.6.3 - Critical Access Hospitals

15 Miss. Code. R. 9-99-1.6.3

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Rule 15-9-99-1.6.3 - Critical Access Hospitals

CAHs are acute care facilities that provide outpatient, emergency, and limited inpatient services and are for cost based Medicare reimbursement. Currently, Mississippi has 32 hospitals designated as CAHs. Additional requirements for CAHs include being located in a rural area, operating a maximum of 25 acute care beds, having an average inpatient stay of 96 hours, having a referral network agreement, and providing emergency care 24 hours a day. CAHs can also participate in swing bed programs.

15 Miss. Code. R. 9-99-1.6.3

Miss. Code Ann. § 41-3-15
Adopted 5/23/2015
Amended 10/19/2020