Pennsylvania Code
Title 31 - INSURANCE
Part IV - Life Insurance
Chapter 88 - INDIVIDUAL ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE MINIMUM STANDARDS
DEFINITION OF TERMS
Section 88.131 - Hospital
Universal Citation: 31 PA Code ยง 88.131
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) The term may be defined in relation to its status, facilities, and available services or to reflect its accreditation by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals or the American Osteopathic Association. No definition of the term "hospital" shall be more restrictive than one requiring that the hospital:
(1) Be an institution operated pursuant to
law which is licensed or approved as a hospital by the responsible state
agency.
(2) Be primarily engaged in
providing medical care and treatment of sick or injured persons on an
in-patient basis for which a charge is made.
(3) Provide 24 hour nursing service by or
under supervision of registered graduate professional nurses
(R.N.'s).
(b) The definition of the term "hospital" may state that the term shall not be inclusive of:
(1) Any military or veterans
hospital or soldiers home or any hospital contracted for or operated by any
national government or agency thereof for the treatment of members or
ex-members of the armed forces.
(2)
Convalescent homes, convalescent, rest or nursing facilities.
(3) Facilities primarily for the aged, drug
or alcoholic rehabilitation, and those primarily affording custodial or
educational care.
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