Section He-P 802.35 - Critical Access HospitalA critical access hospital (CAH), as defined in He-P 802.03(r) , shall meet the criteria set forth in He-P 802, except as follows:
(a) A CAH may also be granted swing-bed approval to provide post-hospital skilled nursing facility-level care in inpatient beds, which are not counted in the 96-hour calculation; (b) A CAH may contract with a licensed hospice to provide hospice care; (c) The CAH may dedicate beds to the hospice, but the beds shall be counted toward the 25-bed maximum; (d) The hospice patient shall not be included in the calculation of the 96-hour annual average length of stay; (e) The hospice patient may be admitted to the CAH for any care involved in their treatment plan or for respite care; (f) In addition to the 25-inpatient CAH beds, a CAH may also operate a psychiatric or a rehabilitation distinct part unit of up to 10 beds each; (g) A CAH shall notify the department when it receives CAH status; (h) The department shall issue a license to a CAH, which shall designate the number of staffed beds, up to the maximum allowed under critical access; (i) The CAH shall be exempt from He-P 802.33(f) and instead may have a certified registered nurse anesthetist; (j) If a CAH wishes to change its critical access status, the hospital shall notify the department; and(k) The CAH shall be exempt from He-P 802.34(a) and (c) .N.H. Admin. Code § He-P 802.35
Amended by Volume XXXVII Number 45, Filed November 09, 2017, Proposed by #12407, Effective 10/24/2017, Expires 4/22/2018.Amended by Volume XLI Number 6, Filed February 11, 2021, Proposed by #13166, Effective 1/28/2021, Expires 1/28/2031.