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2016 Utah Code
Title 26 - Utah Health Code
Chapter 21 - Health Care Facility Licensing and Inspection Act
Part 1 - General Provisions
- Section 1 - Title.
- Section 2 - Definitions.
- Section 2.1 - Services.
- Section 3 - Health Facility Committee -- Members -- Terms -- Organization -- Meetings.
- Section 4 - Per diem and travel expenses of committee members.
- Section 5 - Duties of committee.
- Section 6 - Duties of department.
- Section 6.5 - Licensing of an abortion clinic -- Rulemaking authority -- Fee.
- Section 7 - Exempt facilities.
- Section 8 - License required -- Not assignable or transferable -- Posting -- Expiration and renewal -- Time for compliance by operating facilities.
- Section 9 - Application for license -- Information required -- Public records.
- Section 11 - Violations -- Denial or revocation of license -- Restricting or prohibiting new admissions -- Monitor.
- Section 12 - Issuance of new license after revocation -- Restoration.
- Section 13 - License issued to facility in compliance or substantial compliance with chapter and rules.
- Section 13.5 - Intermediate care facilities for people with an intellectual disability -- Licensing.
- Section 13.6 - Rural hospital -- Optional service designation.
- Section 14 - Closing facility -- Appeal.
- Section 15 - Action by department for injunction.
- Section 16 - Operating facility in violation of chapter a misdemeanor.
- Section 17 - Department agency of state to contract for certification of facilities under Social Security Act.
- Section 19 - Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association Act not amended.
- Section 20 - Requirement for hospitals to provide statements of itemized charges to patients.
- Section 21 - Authentication of medical records.
- Section 22 - Reporting of disciplinary information -- Immunity from liability.
- Section 23 - Licensing of a new nursing care facility -- Approval for a licensed bed in an existing nursing care facility -- Fine for excess Medicare inpatient revenue.
- Section 24 - Prohibition against bed banking by nursing care facilities for Medicaid reimbursement.
- Section 25 - Patient identity protection.
- Section 26 - General acute hospital to report prescribed controlled substance poisoning or overdose.
- Section 27 - Consumer access to health care facility charges.
- Section 28 - Pilot program for managed care model with a small health care facility operating as a skilled nursing facility.
- Section 29 - Birthing centers -- Regulatory restrictions.
- Section 100 - Reserved.
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