37.106.401    MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR A HOSPITAL: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

(1) A hospital shall comply with the Conditions of Participation for Hospitals in 42 CFR 482.2 through 482.62, revised as of October 1, 2002.

(2) If a hospital provides skilled nursing care or intermediate nursing care, as those levels of care are defined in 50-5-101 , MCA, the hospital shall comply with the skilled nursing facility requirements listed in 42 CFR 482.66(b) revised as of October 1, 2002.

(3) The department hereby adopts and incorporates by reference 42 CFR 482.2 through 482.62 and 42 CFR 482.66(b) , revised as of October 1, 2002. 42 CFR 482.2 through 482.62 set forth the conditions of participation a hospital must meet to participate in the medicare program. 42 CFR 482.66(b) sets forth the skilled nursing facility requirements a hospital provider of long term care services must meet to participate in the medicare program. A copy of the regulations may be obtained from the Department of Public Health and Human Services, Quality Assurance Division, 2401 Colonial Drive, P.O. Box 202953, Helena, MT 59620-2953.

History: Sec. 50-5-103 and 50-5-404, MCA; IMP, Sec. 50-5-103, 50-5-204 and 50-5-404, MCA; NEW, 1980 MAR p. 1587, Eff. 6/13/80; AMD, 1996 MAR p. 3216, Eff. 12/20/96; AMD, 1999 MAR p. 146, Eff. 1/15/99; TRANS, from DHES, 2002 MAR p. 185; AMD, 2003 MAR p. 1321, Eff. 7/1/03.