Acute Care Services definition

Acute Care Services means medically necessary services that are covered for AHCCCS members. These services are provided through contractual agreements with the AHCCCS Health Plans, ALTCS Program Contractors or on a limited fee- for-service basis through AHCCCS.

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Acute Care Services means those services which are necessary to the care and treatment of an unstable medical condition caused by the onset of a severe illness or injury which places the patient's health in severe jeopardy and requires immediate medical attention. Acute Care Services do not include health care or other services which are for custodial care, or services which assist in or are intended to improve the usual activities of daily living.

Acute Care Services means the short term medical treatment, usually in an acute care hospital, for individuals having an acute illness or injury.

Examples of Acute Care Services in a sentence

This is the initial version of Attachment B-2.1, STAR+PLUS Covered Services, which lists the Acute Care Services and the Community Based Long Term Care Services.
Preferred Life shall not reimburse the Plan for amounts incurred for skilled nursing or rehabilitive services (including, but not limited to treatments for motor function or mobility, physical therapy or psychotherapies), unless such services are provided concurrent with and incidental to Acute Care Services.
The CSB shall provide a list to the Director of Acute Care Services in the Department with the name of each CSB staff who provides discharge planning services for individuals in state hospitals, his or her role and title, and the FTE equivalency for the hours he or she spends in discharge planning.
The CSB, with the other CSBs in its region, shall incorporate the requirements in sections 1 through 3 of this exhibit in applicable regional protocols and submit the revised draft regional protocols to the Department’s Director of Acute Care Services for review and approval.
The CSB shall notify the Director of Acute Care Services whenever it makes changes to this list, including adjustments in the hours spent providing discharge planning.
The group will comprise of Departmental officers (Chair System Performance and Aboriginal Policy, Health Services Division, Health Protection, Acute Care Services Division and Families and Children Division) who will meet regularly to ensure effective internal coordination, monitoring and reporting.
Preferred Life shall not reimburse the Plan for amounts incurred for skilled nursing or rehabilitative services (including, but not limited to treatments for motor function or mobility, physical therapy or psychotherapies), unless such services are provided concurrent with and incidental to Acute Care Services.
Acute Care Services and Acute Care are as defined in the Reinsurance Agreement.
Preferred Life will continue Plan Benefits for Members who are confined on the date of Insolvency in skilled nursing or rehabilitation facilities, if care in such facilities is rendered concurrent with and incidental to Acute Care Services.
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More Definitions of Acute Care Services

Acute Care Services means medically necessary services as defined in A.R.S. § 36-2907 and 9 A.A.C. 22, Article 2 that are covered for AHCCCS members.

Acute Care Services includes but is not limited to any and all acute care facilities which are subsidiaries of Universal Health Services, Inc. (direct or indirect) including hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, urgent care centers, home health, rehabilitation units, diagnostic centers and any other healthcare related facilities and operations in our acute care markets; any physician practices associated or affiliated with Independence Physician Management (IPM) or UHS or Universal Health Services, Inc. in any manner; Prominence Health Plan and any related entities; any joint ventures between Universal Health Services, Inc. entities or subsidiaries and any joint venture partners in our acute care markets; any Accountable Care Organizations; and any joint venture managed care