Swing bed definition
Swing bed means a bed approved pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1395tt to be used to provide either acute care or extended skilled nursing care to a patient."
Swing bed means a bed approved pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1395tt to be used to provide either
Swing bed means bed in a rural hospital licensed pursuant to Chapter 395, F.S., that can also be used for skilled or intermediate nursing care services.
More Definitions of Swing bed
Swing bed is a reimbursement term that means the care and reimbursement for the care of a patient in a small rural hospital or CAH “swings” from acute care to post hospital skilled nursing care (SNF). A swing-bed hospital means a hospital or CAH participating in Medicare that has an approval from CMS to provide post hospital SNF care and meets the requirements specified in §482.66 for a hospital or §485.645 for a CAH.
Swing bed means an available bed for which a hospital has been granted an approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to provide post-hospital extended care services and be reimbursed as a swing-bed hospital.
Swing bed means a bed approved pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1395tt to be used to provide either acute care or extended skilled nursing care to a patient. (Terminates July 1, 2007--sec. 6, Ch. 365, L. 2005.)
Swing bed means a bed in a critical access hospital that is contracted to be used as either a hospital or a nursing facility bed based on the need of the individual.
Swing bed means a hospital bed that can be used interchangeably as either a hospital bed or nursing facility bed.
Swing bed means hospital beds that can be used as either Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) or hospital inpatient levels of care on an as needed basis. The facility must receive approval from Medicare to provide post-hospital SNF care.
Swing bed means a bed within a hospital or critical access hospital participating in Medicare that is approved by CMS at a skilled level of care.