26-21-24 - Prohibition against bed banking by nursing care facilities for Medicaid reimbursement.

26-21-24. Prohibition against bed banking by nursing care facilities for Medicaidreimbursement.
(1) For purposes of this section:
(a) "bed banking" means the designation of a nursing care facility bed as not part of thefacility's operational bed capacity; and
(b) "nursing care facility" is as defined in Subsection 26-21-23(1).
(2) Beginning July 1, 2008, the department shall, for purposes of Medicaidreimbursement under Chapter 18, Part 1, Medical Assistance Programs, prohibit the banking ofnursing care facility beds.

Enacted by Chapter 347, 2008 General Session