South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Subchapter 61-95 - Medicaid Nursing Home Permits
Section 61-95.101 - DEFINITIONS

Universal Citation: SC Code Regs 61-95.101

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024

For the purpose of these Regulations, the following definitions shall apply:

A. Department

"Department" means the Department of Health and Environmental Control.

B. Medicaid Nursing Home Permit

"Medicaid nursing home permit" means a permit issued in accordance with these regulations.

C. Medicaid-Participating Nursing Home Bed

"Medicaid-participating nursing home bed" means those nursing home beds certified for Medicaid (Title XIX) reimbursement, for which the nursing home has a Certificate of Need or grandfathered exemption for Title XIX participation.

D. Medicaid Patient

"Medicaid patient" means a person who is eligible for Medicaid (Title XIX) sponsored long-term care services.

E. Medicaid Patient Day

"Medicaid patient day" means a day of nursing home care for which a nursing home receives Medicaid reimbursement.

F. Medical Facilities Plan

The "Medical Facilities Plan" contains projections of nursing home bed need and sets priorities for the allocation of Medicaid beds; it is published annually by the Department and approved by the Board of Health and Environmental Control.

G. Nursing Home

"Nursing home" means a facility with an organized nursing staff to maintain and operate organized facilities and services to accommodate two or more unrelated persons over a period exceeding twenty-four hours, which is operated either in connection with a hospital or as a freestanding facility for the express or implied purpose of providing intermediate or skilled nursing care for persons who are not in need of hospital care.

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