HB 1036 -- Necessary Provider Hospitals

Sponsor:  Skaggs

This bill authorizes the Department of Health to establish and
develop regulations for "Necessary Provider Hospitals."  The
duties of necessary provider hospitals are:

(1)  To provide inpatient care to injured persons prior to their
transfer to a hospital or provide inpatient medical care for
injured persons for a period not exceeding 96 hours;

(2)  To provide 15 acute care inpatient beds with the option to
participate in the federal swing-bed program for up to 10
additional beds;

(3)  To provide emergency services on a 24 hour basis; and

(4)  To establish formal agreements with at least one hospital
and other appropriate providers for services which include
patient referral and transfer, backup medical and emergency
services, and the provision of emergency and non-emergency
transportation.