§ 1-701. Definitions
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 63. Public Health and SafetyEffective: October 1, 2023
Effective: October 1, 2023
63 Okl.St.Ann. § 1-701
§ 1-701. Definitions
For the purposes of Section 1-701 et seq. of this title:
1. “Hospital” means any institution, place, building or agency, public or private, whether organized for profit or not, primarily engaged in the maintenance and operation of facilities for the diagnosis, treatment or care of patients admitted for overnight stay or longer in order to obtain medical care, surgical care, obstetrical care, or nursing care for illness, disease, injury, infirmity, or deformity. Except as otherwise provided by paragraph 7 of this section, places where pregnant females are admitted and receive care incident to pregnancy, abortion or delivery shall be considered to be a “hospital” within the meaning of this article, regardless of the number of patients received or the duration of their stay. The term “hospital” includes general medical surgical hospitals, specialized hospitals, critical access hospitals, emergency hospitals, rural emergency hospitals, and birthing centers;
7. “Birthing center” means any facility, place or institution, which is maintained or established primarily for the purpose of providing services of a certified midwife or licensed medical doctor to assist or attend a woman in delivery and birth, and where a woman is scheduled in advance to give birth following a normal, uncomplicated, low-risk pregnancy. Provided, however, licensure for a birthing center shall not be compulsory;
e. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, an entity shall be considered primarily engaged in providing inpatient hospital services to inpatients if the hospital has had an ADC of at least two (2) and an ALOS of at least two (2) midnights over the past twelve (12) months. A critical access hospital shall be exempt from the ADC and ALOS determination. ADC shall be calculated by adding the midnight daily census for each day of the twelve-month period and then dividing the total number by days in the year. A facility that has been operating for less than (12) months at the time of the survey shall calculate its ADC based on the number of months the facility has been operational, but not less than three (3) months. If a first survey finds noncompliance with the ADC and ALOS, a second survey may be required by the Department to demonstrate compliance with state licensure.
Credits
Laws 1963, c. 325, art. 7, § 701, operative July 1, 1963; Laws 1978, c. 207, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1978; Laws 1991, c. 306, § 7, emerg. eff. June 4, 1991; Laws 1995, c. 231, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 1995; Laws 1999, c. 93, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1999; Laws 2020, c. 150, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2020; Laws 2023, c. 117, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2023.
63 Okl. St. Ann. § 1-701, OK ST T. 63 § 1-701
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 257 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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