Okla. Admin. Code § 310:667-63-3

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

Section 310:667-63-3 - [Effective until 9/14/2024] Licensure

(a) No person or entity shall operate a facility as a rural emergency hospital without first obtaining a license from the Department. The applicant for licensure must:

(1) be within the definition of facility in OAC 310:667-63-2;

(2) include an action plan for initiating rural emergency hospital services, including a detailed transition plan that lists the specific services that the facility will retain, modify, add and discontinue; and

(3) a description of services that the facility intends to provide on an outpatient basis.

(b) The applicant for REH licensure is subject to the licensure requirements set forth in OAC 310:667-1-3. All applicants receiving REH licensure are subject to the regulatory requirements specific to the type of facility in OAC 310:667.

(c) A licensed general hospital or critical access hospital that applies for and receives licensure as a rural emergency hospital and elects to operate as a rural emergency hospital will retain its original license as a general hospital or critical access hospital. The original license will remain inactive while the REH license is in effect.

Okla. Admin. Code § 310:667-63-3

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