Okla. Admin. Code § 310:667-63-5

Current through Vol. 42, No. 7, December 16, 2024

Section 310:667-63-5 - [Effective until 9/14/2024] Minimum operational requirements

No facility shall operate as a REH unless:

(1) The facility satisfies the emergency department requirements for a critical access hospital set forth in OAC 310:667-39-14;

(2) The facility satisfies the emergency department requirements for a REH as promulgated by CMS;

(3) The facility provides rural emergency hospital services;

(4) The facility has in effect a transfer agreement with a level I or level II trauma center that meets the requirements of OAC 310:667-59, Classification of Hospital Emergency Services;

(5) The facility complies with state and federal law, CMS staffing requirements and all CMS conditions of participation;

(6) The facility may not have inpatient beds, except that such hospital may have a unit that is a distinct part of such hospital and that is licensed as a skilled nursing facility to provide post-hospital extended care services; and

(7) The facility may own and operate an entity that provides ambulance services.

Okla. Admin. Code § 310:667-63-5

Adopted by Oklahoma Register, Volume 40, Issue 14, April 3, 2023, eff. 2/22/2023 (emergency)