Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Health
Title R414 - Integrated Healthcare
Rule R414-501 - Preadmission Authorization, Retroactive Authorization, and Continued Stay Review
Section R414-501-3 - Preadmission Authorization
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) A nursing facility will perform a preadmission assessment when admitting a nursing facility applicant. Preadmission authorization is not transferable from one nursing facility to another.
(2) A nursing facility must obtain approval from the Department when admitting a nursing facility applicant. The nursing facility must submit a request for prior approval to the Department no later than the next business day after the date of admission. A request for prior approval may be in writing or by telephone and will include:
(4) If the Department gives a telephone prior approval, the nursing facility will submit to the Department within five working days a preadmission transmittal for the nursing facility applicant, and will begin preparing the complete contact for the nursing facility applicant. The complete contact is a written application containing all the elements of a request for prior authorization plus:
(5) The requirements in Section R414-501-3 do not apply in cases in which a facility is seeking Retroactive Authorization described in Section R414-501-5.