Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 73504 - Bed Hold
(a) If a
patient of an intermediate care facility is transferred to a general acute care
hospital as defined in Section
1250(a)
of the Health and Safety Code, the intermediate care facility shall afford the
patient a bed hold of seven (7) days, which may be exercised by the patient or
the patient's representative.
(1) Upon
transfer to a general acute care hospital, the patient or the patient's
representative shall notify the intermediate care facility within twenty-four
(24) hours after being informed of the right to have the bed held, if the
patient desires the bed hold.
(2)
Except as provided in Section
51535.1, Title 22, California
Administrative Code, any patient who exercises the bed hold option shall be
liable to pay reasonable charges, not to exceed the patient's daily rate for
care in the facility, for bed hold days.
(3) If the patient's attending physician
notifies the intermediate care facility in writing that the patient's stay in
the general acute care hospital is expected to exceed seven (7) days, the
intermediate care facility shall not be required to maintain the bed
hold.
(b) Upon admission
of the patient to the intermediate care facility and upon transfer of the
patient of an intermediate care facility to a general acute care hospital, the
intermediate care facility shall inform the patient, or the patient's
representative, in writing of the right to exercise this bed hold provision. No
later than June 1, 1985, every intermediate care facility shall inform each
current patient or patient's representative in writing of the right to exercise
the bed hold provision. Each notice shall include information that a
non-Medi-Cal eligible patient will be liable for the cost of the bed hold days,
and that insurance may or may not cover such costs.
(c) A licensee who fails to meet these
requirements shall offer to the patient the next available bed appropriate for
the patient's needs. This requirement shall be in addition to any other
remedies provided by law.
Notes
2. Certificate of Compliance including amendment of subsection (b) transmitted to OAL 4-11-85 and filed 5-15-85 (Register 85, No. 21).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 213(a), 1275 and 1276, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1275 and 1276, Health and Safety Code.
2. Certificate of Compliance including amendment of subsection (b) transmitted to OAL 4-11-85 and filed 5-15-85 (Register 85, No. 21).
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