26-21-13.6 - Rural hospital -- Optional service designation.
26-21-13.6. Rural hospital -- Optional service designation.
(1) The Legislature finds that:
(a) the rural citizens of this state need access to hospitals and primary care clinics;
(b) financial stability of remote-rural hospitals and their integration into remote-ruraldelivery networks is critical to ensure the continued viability of remote-rural health care; and
(c) administrative simplicity is essential for providing large benefits to small-scaleremote-rural providers who have limited time and resources.
(2) After July 1, 1995, the department may grant variances to remote-rural acute carehospitals for specific services currently required for licensure under general hospital standardsestablished by department rule.
(3) For purposes of this section, "remote-rural hospitals" are hospitals that are in a countywith less than 20 people per square mile.
Enacted by Chapter 321, 1995 General Session