New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Chapter V - Medical Facilities
Subchapter A - Medical Facilities-minimum Standards
Article 9 - Residential Health Care Facility Uniform Reporting
Part 454 - Functional Reporting
Section 454.3 - Standard units of measure
Universal Citation: 10 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 454.3
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a) The purpose of the standard unit of measure is to provide a uniform statistic for measuring costs. The unit of measure for revenue-producing centers has been developed to reflect man effort, where possible, and the volume of services rendered to patients.
(b) With regard to the standard unit of measure, the following terms are defined as follows:
(1) A clinic outpatient is one who
is admitted to the clinical service of the residential health care facility for
diagnosis or treatment on an ambulatory basis in a formally organized unit of a
medical specialty or subspecialty clinic or service.
(2) A day-care outpatient is one who is
participating in a psychiatric or medical day or night care program and is not
included in the daily inpatient census.
(3) A home health outpatient is one who
receives medical services at his residence from representatives of an organized
home health program of the residential health care facility.
(4) Meals on wheels is a program whereby a
patient receives dietary services at his residence from representatives of the
residential health care facility.
(5) A homemaker outpatient is one who
receives domestic services at his residence from representatives of the
residential health care facility. Examples of services are housekeeping,
maintenance, laundry, etc.
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