<html> <head> <title>Rule 67:16:40:16.01 Requirements for continued stay -- Long-term care hospital unit.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 67:16:40:16.01"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 67:16:40:16.01 Requirements for continued stay -- Long-term care hospital unit."> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Office HTML Filter 2.0"> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <style> <!-- --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>67:16:40:16.01.&nbsp;&nbsp;Requirements for continued stay -- Long-term care hospital unit.</b> An individual's continued stay in a long-term care hospital unit is a covered service under this chapter if the individual has demonstrated continued functional gains for a period of two weeks and the individual continues to require care that cannot be provided in a rehabilitation unit, nursing home, or in the individual's own home.</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 31 SDR 39, effective September 29, 2004.</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=28-6-1">28-6-1.</A></font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=28-6-1">28-6-1.</A></font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> </div> </body> </html>