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Bill would let some rural emergency hospitals convert up to 10 swing beds to skilled nursing beds
Summary
The Senate committee heard House Bill 2,249, which would authorize the secretary for Aging and Disability Services to grant physical-environment waivers allowing certain rural emergency hospitals to transition up to 10 swing beds to skilled nursing facility beds if specific historical licensure and service conditions are met.
House Bill 2,249 would allow certain rural emergency hospitals to convert some inpatient capacity into skilled nursing facility beds through a physical-environment waiver from the Secretary of Aging and Disability Services, Revisor Jenna told the Senate committee.
Jenna said the bill mirrors a Senate measure (SB 82) previously considered and would permit an existing facility licensed as a rural emergency hospital to transition up to 10 swing beds into skilled nursing facility beds if the facility: was licensed as a hospital before becoming a rural emergency hospital; provided skilled nursing facility services or critical access hospital…
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