Utah Health Code
Nursing Care Facility Assessment Act
Section 103
Definitions.
     26-35a-103.   Definitions.
     As used in this chapter:
     (1) (a) "Nursing care facility" means:
     (i) a nursing care facility described in Subsection 26-21-2(17);
     (ii) beginning January 1, 2006, a designated swing bed in:
     (A) a general acute hospital as defined in Subsection 26-21-2(11); and
     (B) a critical access hospital which meets the criteria of 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1395i-4(c)(2) (1998); and
     (iii) an intermediate care facility for people with an intellectual disability that is licensed under Section 26-21-13.5.
     (b) "Nursing care facility" does not include:
     (i) the Utah State Developmental Center;
     (ii) the Utah State Hospital;
     (iii) a general acute hospital, specialty hospital, or small health care facility as defined in Section 26-21-2; or
     (iv) a Utah State Veterans' Home.
     (2) "Patient day" means each calendar day in which an individual patient is admitted to the nursing care facility during a calendar month, even if on a temporary leave of absence from the facility.

Amended by Chapter 366, 2011 General Session
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