LAC 50:V.1201. Qualifying Criteria

A. To qualify as an other rural, non-state hospital, the hospital shall meet the following criteria: 1. is a non-state owned hospital; 2. has no more than 60 licensed beds as of October 1, 2024, excluding distinct part psychiatric unit beds, distinct part rehabilitation unit beds, and nursery bassinets; 3. does not qualify as a rural hospital as defined in R.S. 40:1189.3; 4. is not located within one of Louisiana’s metropolitan statistical areas (MSA) as delineated in OMB Bulletin No. 23-01; 5. has an operational emergency room; and 6. is located in a municipality with a population of less than 23,000 as measured by the 2020 United States Census Bureau.