77 Ill. Adm. Code 1100.440
Requirements for Authorized Hospital Beds
Section 1100.440 Requirements for Authorized Hospital
Beds
a) Authorized hospital beds
are to be classified as one of the following:
1) Physically
Available Beds
A) Patient
rooms and patient care units (PCUs) shall be compliant with applicable
licensure codes and standards for hospital facilities, pursuant to the Hospital
Licensing Requirements (77 Ill. Adm. Code 250) as determined by IDPH.
B) The
approved number of beds is to be recorded in the Inventory of Health Care
Facilities.
2) Reserve
Beds
A) Patient
rooms and PCUs must be compliant with applicable licensure codes and standards
for hospital facilities, as determined by IDPH.
B) Patient
rooms and PCUs shall be able to be set up and physically available for
inpatient care within 72 hours, including equipment, furnishings and
non-time-sensitive supplies.
C) Patient
room and PCU equipment, furnishings and supplies designated for reserve beds
shall be maintained either on the hospital's campus or in a storage facility
that is owned or operated by the hospital.
D) The
number of reserve beds shall not exceed 10% of the sum of physically available
beds and transitional beds within each category of service. Hospitals with a
total bed count of less than 50 beds may report up to a total of five reserve
beds.
E) The
approved number of beds is to be recorded in the Inventory of Health Care
Facilities.
3) Transitional
Beds
A) For
transitional beds that are part of an approved CON project, the CON project is
to be compliant with CON requirements.
B) For
transitional beds that are not part of a CON project, the individually
identified beds can be designated transitional for no more than one reporting
period.
C) The approved
number of beds is to be recorded in the Inventory of Health Care Facilities.
b) The
sum of physically available, reserve, and transitional beds for each category
of service shall not exceed the authorized bed capacity for that service.