007.05.02 Ark. Code R. § 003 Rules For Hospitals and Related Institutions In Arkansas (Hospital Rules)
Library | Arkansas Administrative Code |
Edition | 2023 |
Currency | Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, December, 2023 |
Citation | 007.05.02 Ark. Code R. § 003 |
Year | 2023 |
SECTION 1:
SECTION 2: PURPOSE. These rules and regulations have been prepared for the purpose of establishing a criterion for minimum standards for licensure, operation and maintenance of hospitals and related institutions in Arkansas that is consistent with current trends in patient care practices. By necessity they are of a regulatory nature but are considered to be practical minimum design and operational standards for these facilities. These standards are not static and are subject to periodic revisions in the future as new knowledge and changes in patient care trends become apparent. However, it is expected that facilities will exceed these minimum requirements and that they shall not be dependent upon future revisions in these standards as a necessary prerequisite for improved services. Hospitals and related institutions have a strong moral responsibility for providing optimum patient care and treatment for the populations they serve.
SECTION 3:
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A. Administrator means the person
responsible for the management of any facility requiring licensure under these
regulations.
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B. Department means
the Arkansas Department of Health.
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C. Director means the Chief Administrative
Officer in the Division of Health Facility Services.
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D. Division means the Division of Health
Facility Services.
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E. Licensee
means the person to whom a license is issued for the purpose of operating the
institution described in the application for licensure, who shall be
responsible for maintaining approved standards for the institution of any
state, county, or local government unit and any division, board, or agency
thereof.
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F. State Health Officer
means the Secretary of the State Board of Health
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G. Alcohol/Drug
Abuse Inpatient Treatment Centers means a facility, or distinct part of a
facility, in which services are provided for the diagnosis, treatment and
rehabilitation of alcohol and drug abuse; a facility which provides only
counseling and room and board is not included in this definition
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H. Critical
Access Hospital means a hospital that meets the following statutory
requirements in Arkansas:
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I.
Emergency Services Facility means a facility that is licensed only for
emergency services as provided for in Act 516 of 1987. The Department is
empowered to license under Act 414 of 1961, as amended, hospitals which have
discontinued inpatient services to continue to provide emergency services if
there is no other hospital emergency service in the community.
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J. General Hospital means any facility used
for the purpose of providing short-term inpatient diagnostic care and
treatment, including general medical care, surgical care, obstetrical care, and
specialized services or specialized treatment.
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K. Infirmary means any facility used for the
purpose of offering temporary medical care and/or treatment exclusively for
persons residing on a designated premise, e.g., schools, reformatories,
prisons, etc. and where the persons are kept for 24 hours or more.
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L. Institution means, for the purpose of
these regulations, a facility which requires a license.
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M. Maternity and General Medical Care
Hospital means any facility limited to providing short-term inpatient
obstetrical and general medical diagnostic care and treatment.
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N. Maternity Hospital means any facility
limited to providing short-term inpatient obstetrical diagnostic care and
treatment.
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O. Psychiatric Hospital
means any facility, or a distinct part of a facility, used for the purpose of
providing inpatient diagnostic care and treatment for persons having mental
disorders.
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P. Recuperation Center
means any facility or distinct part of a facility, which includes inpatient
beds with an organized Medical Staff, and with medical services that include
physician services and continuous nursing services to provide treatment for
patients who are not in an acute phase of illness but who currently require
primarily convalescent or restorative services (usually post-acute hospital
care of relatively short duration). A facility that furnishes primarily
domiciliary care is not within this definition.
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Q. Rehabilitation Facility means, for the
purpose of these regulations, an inpatient care facility, or a distinct part of
a facility, which provides rehabilitation services for two or more disabled
persons not related to the proprietor, for more than 24 hours through an
integrated program of medical and other restorative services. A disabled person
shall be considered to be an individual who has a physical or mental condition
which, if not treated, will probably result in limiting the performance or
activity of the person to the extent of constituting a substantial physical,
mental, or vocational handicap.
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R.
Surgery and General Medical Care Hospital means any facility limited to
providing short-term inpatient surgical and general medical diagnostic care and
treatment.
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S. Outpatient Psychiatric Center
means a facility in which psychiatric services are offered for a period of 4 to
16 hours a day, and where, in the opinion of the attending psychiatrist
hospitalization as defined in the present licensure law is not necessary. This
definition shall not include Community Mental Health Clinics and Centers, as
they now exist. The requirements established for outpatient psychiatric centers
shall not be construed as changes in the requirements already established for
the licensing of any...
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