42 C.F.R. § 485.620 Condition of participation: Number of beds and length of stay.
Title 42 - Public Health
(a) Standard: Number of beds. Except as permitted for CAHs having distinct part units under §485.647, the CAH maintains no more than 25 inpatient beds after January 1, 2004, that can be used for either inpatient or swing-bed services. (b) Standard: Length of stay. The CAH provides acute inpatient care for a period that does not exceed, on an annual average basis, 96 hours per patient. [62 FR 46036, Aug. 29, 1997, as amended at 65 FR 47052, Aug. 1, 2000; 69 FR 49271, Aug. 11, 2004; 69 FR 60252, Oct. 7, 2004]
Title 42: Public Health
PART 485—CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION: SPECIALIZED PROVIDERS
Subpart F—Conditions of Participation: Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs)
§ 485.620 Condition of participation: Number of beds and length of stay.
