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CMS Pub. 100-04, ch. 32, § 350.3
Qualifications of an Emergency Services Hospital
An emergency services hospital is a nonparticipating hospital that meets the requirements of the law's definition of a
"hospital" relating to full-time nursing services and licensure under State or applicable local law. (A federal hospital
need not be licensed under state or local licensing laws to meet this definition.) In addition, the hospital must be
primarily engaged in providing, under the supervision of doctors of medicine or osteopathy, services of the type
described in defining the term hospital.
The hospital must not be primarily engaged in providing skilled nursing care and related services for patients who
require medical or nursing care. Psychiatric hospitals can qualify as emergency hospitals.
History
(Rev. 3287, Issued: 06-30-15, Effective: 04-21-15, Implementation: 04-21-15)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
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