Utah Code 26B-3-401. Definitions

26B-3-401. Definitions.
As used in this part:

(1)

Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-3-401

Intellectual disability: means a significant, subaverage general intellectual functioning that:Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Nursing care facility: means :

(i)	a nursing care facility as defined in Section 26B-2-201;

(ii)

beginning January 1, 2006, a designated swing bed in:

(A)	a general acute hospital as defined in Section 26B-2-201; and

(B)

a critical access hospital which meets the criteria of 42 U. See Utah Code 26B-3-401

State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5

(a)

“Nursing care facility” means:

(i)	a nursing care facility as defined in Section 26B-2-201;

(ii)

beginning January 1, 2006, a designated swing bed in:

(A)	a general acute hospital as defined in Section 26B-2-201; and

(B)	a critical access hospital which meets the criteria of 42 U.S.C. § 1395i-4(c)(2) (1998); and

(iii)

an intermediate care facility for people with an intellectual disability that is licensed under Section 26B-2-212.

(b)

“Nursing care facility” does not include:

(i)	the Utah State Developmental Center;

(ii)	the Utah State Hospital;

(iii)

a general acute hospital, specialty hospital, or small health care facility as those terms are defined in Section 26B-2-201; or

(iv)	a Utah State Veterans Home.

(2)	“Patient day” means each calendar day in which an individual patient is admitted to the nursing care facility during a calendar month, even if on a temporary leave of absence from the facility.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 306, 2023 General Session

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