Illinois Administrative Code
Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH
Part 1260 - STATE BOARD POLICY STATEMENT REGARDING RESERVE BED CAPACITY
Section 1260.20 - Reserve Bed Capacity
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) The category of reserve beds is established by the State Board in order that hospitals may designate a number of beds which exist within the hospital but are used only for overflow. These beds constitute a reserve bed capacity which will only be utilized when the patients census levels exceed operational norms.
b) As services can have distinct physical areas within the hospital, the concept of a bed reserve applies to each service. Reserve beds must be in a patient room inventoried pursuant to 77 Ill. Adm. Code 1110.220. These patient rooms include private rooms having semiprivate capability; patient rooms utilized for non-patient services (i.e. offices, conference areas, etc.) and patient rooms that are not utilized due to low patient census.
