Utah Code § 26B-3-401

Current through the 2024 Fourth Special Session

Section 26B-3-401 - Definitions

As used in this part:

(1)

(a) "Nursing care facility" means:

(i) a nursing care facility as defined in Section 26B-2-201;

(ii) a designated swing bed in:

(A) a general acute hospital as defined in Section 26B-2-201; and

(B) a critical access hospital which meets the criteria of 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1395i-4(c)(2) (1998); and

(iii) an intermediate care facility for people with an intellectual disability that is licensed under Section 26B-2-212.

(b) "Nursing care facility" does not include:

(i) the Utah State Developmental Center;

(ii) the Utah State Hospital;

(iii) a general acute hospital, specialty hospital, or small health care facility as those terms are defined in Section 26B-2-201; or

(iv) a Utah State Veterans Home.

(2) "Patient day" means each calendar day in which an individual patient is admitted to the nursing care facility during a calendar month, even if on a temporary leave of absence from the facility.

Utah Code § 26B-3-401

Amended by Chapter 284, 2024 General Session ,§ 16, eff. 5/1/2024.

Renumbered from § 26-35a-103 and amended by Chapter 306, 2023 General Session ,§ 79, eff. 5/3/2023.

Amended by Chapter 39, 2018 General Session ,§ 2, eff. 5/8/2018.

Amended by Chapter 366, 2011, 2011 General Session.