A facility may be certified as a rural emergency hospital if, as of December 27, 2023, the facility was:
(1) A critical access hospital;(2) A hospital as defined in section 1886(d)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 301 -1940, with not more than fifty beds located in an area designated by state or federal law as a rural area; or(3) A hospital as defined in section 1886(d)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 301 -1940, with not more than fifty beds that was treated as being located in a rural area that has had an active reclassification from urban to rural status. Any facility licensed as a rural emergency hospital shall have in effect a provider agreement with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
S.D. Admin. R. 44:75:01:02.01
50 SDR 062, effective 11/27/2023General Authority: SDCL 34-12-7, 34-12-13(5).
Law Implemented: SDCL 34-12-13.