65-484. Same; eligibility for rural emergency hospital licensure; application; prohibition of inpatient beds. (a) A facility shall be eligible to apply for a rural emergency hospital license if such facility, as of December 27, 2020, was a:
(1) Licensed critical access hospital;
(2) general hospital with not more than 50 licensed beds located in a county in a rural area as defined in section 1886(d)(2)(D) of the federal social security act; or
(3) general hospital with not more than 50 licensed beds that is deemed as being located in a rural area pursuant to section 1886(d)(8)(E) of the federal social security act.
(b) A facility applying for licensure as a rural emergency hospital shall include with the licensure application:
(1) An action plan for initiating rural emergency hospital services, including a detailed transition plan that lists the specific services that the facility will retain, modify, add and discontinue;
(2) a description of services that the facility intends to provide on an outpatient basis; and
(3) such other information as required by rules and regulations adopted by the department of health and environment.
(c) A rural emergency hospital shall not have inpatient beds, except that such hospital may have a unit that is a distinct part of such hospital and that is licensed as a skilled nursing facility to provide post-hospital extended care services.
(d) A rural emergency hospital may own and operate an entity that provides ambulance services.
(e) A licensed general hospital or critical access hospital that applies for and receives licensure as a rural emergency hospital and elects to operate as a rural emergency hospital shall retain its original license as a general hospital or critical access hospital. Such original license shall remain inactive while the rural emergency hospital license is in effect.
History: L. 2021, ch. 88, ยง 4; May 6.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Article 4 - Hospitals And Other Facilities
65-407 Same; notices and statement of claims; requirements.
65-408 Same; persons liable to hospital; limitation of actions.
65-409 Hospital lien; fee for filing; authorized only by legislative enactment.
65-412 Administration of act by secretary of health and environment; state medical facilities plan.
65-413 General powers and duties.
65-415 Survey and planning activities.
65-416 State medical facilities plan; provisions.
65-417 Application for federal funds for survey and planning; expenditure.
65-419 Same; priority of projects.
65-420 Medical facility projects; application for funds.
65-421 Consideration and forwarding of applications; hearing.
65-422 Inspection of projects; certification.
65-423 Medical facilities project fund established; deposit of federal moneys; uses.
65-424a Medical facilities; definition.
65-424b Same; construction, operation and leasing by certain municipalities authorized.
65-428 Application for license; contents.
65-430 Denial, suspension or revocation of license; notice and hearing.
65-432 Time for compliance with rules, regulations and standards.
65-433 Inspections and investigations; rules and regulations; consultations.
65-435a Development of contents of annual report and inspection form; rules and regulations.
65-436 Information confidential; exceptions.
65-437 Annual report of licensing agency.
65-438 Appeal from decision of licensing agency.
65-442a Same; act inapplicable to adult care home licensed under chapter 39.
65-444 Same; medical care facility refusal to permit; establishment of criteria and procedures.
65-451 Construction or modification of certain hospitals prohibited until July 1, 1986.
65-453 Same; emergency waiver, when; secretary of health and environment.
65-454 Same; action to enjoin violation.
65-469 Same; state policy to encourage rural health networks.
65-470 Same; participation in or affiliation with a rural health network; contracts.
65-473 Same; rules and regulations; minimum standards for rural health networks.
65-481 Rural emergency hospital act; citation of act.
65-485 Same; authorization to contract for federal reimbursement.
65-487 Same; rules and regulations.
65-488 Same; insurance coverage parity for services performance by a rural emergency hospital.