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Utah Code Title 26B. Utah Health and Human Services Codes § 26B-2-213. Rural hospital--Optional service designation

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) The Legislature finds that:

(a) the rural citizens of this state need access to hospitals and primary care clinics;

(b) financial stability of remote-rural hospitals and their integration into remote-rural delivery networks is critical to ensure the continued viability of remote-rural health care; and

(c) administrative simplicity is essential for providing large benefits to small-scale remote-rural providers who have limited time and resources.

(2) After July 1, 1995, the department may grant variances to remote-rural acute care hospitals for specific services currently required for licensure under general hospital standards established by department rule.

(3) For purposes of this section, “remote-rural hospitals” are hospitals that are in a county with less than 20 people per square mile.

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