Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Health
Title R432 - Health Care Facility Licensing
Rule R432-200 - Small Health Care Facility - Four to Sixteen Beds
Section R432-200-2 - Purpose

This rule allows services at varying levels of health care intensity to be provided in structures that depart from the traditional institutional setting. Health care may be delivered in a less restrictive, residential, or home-like setting. Small health care facilities are categorized as Level I, Level II, Level III, or Level IV as defined in this rule according to the resident's ability or capability for self-preservation including the ability to exit a building unassisted in an emergency.