Acute Care Setting definition
Acute Care Setting means the inpatient hospital based care provider setting;
Acute Care Setting shall refer to a setting, usually a hospital, where an individual receives medical care to treat a serious injury, illness or medical condition. It may also be to recover following surgery. The duration of the care is short term.
Acute Care Setting or “Acute Care Facility” means a general acute care hospital as defined in the Title 22, Section 70005 of the California Code of Regulations, or a similar facility possessing a license for either comprehensive, basic, or standby emergency services.
Examples of Acute Care Setting in a sentence
Authorized Absences in an Acute Care Setting: If a child is authorized for a service in an acute care setting or setting in which the child is unable to participate in his/her therapeutic ▇▇▇▇▇▇ care/residential/Group Home placement, that placement will be held for the child no more than 72 hours without prior written approval from the Buyer.