[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 42, Volume 3]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 42CFR485.620]



[Page 606]

 

                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH

 

  CHAPTER IV--CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF 

                  HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED)

 

PART 485_CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION: SPECIALIZED PROVIDERS--Table 

of Contents

 

 Subpart F_Conditions of Participation: Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs)

 

Sec. 485.620  Condition of participation: Number of beds and length of 

stay.



    (a) Standard: Number of beds. Except as permitted for CAHs having 

distinct part units under Sec. 485.647, the CAH maintains no more than 

25 inpatient beds after January 1, 2004, that can be used for either 

inpatient or swing-bed services.

    (b) Standard: Length of stay. The CAH provides acute inpatient care 

for a period that does not exceed, on an annual average basis, 96 hours 

per patient.



[62 FR 46036, Aug. 29, 1997, as amended at 65 FR 47052, Aug. 1, 2000; 69 

FR 49271, Aug. 11, 2004; 69 FR 60252, Oct. 7, 2004]