Definitions

Definitions 1. “BACS” means the Bureau of Acute Care Systems, Mississippi State Department of Health. 2. “Beneficiary Agreement” means the instruments sent by the Department to Eligible Beneficiaries for certification of program requirements and binds the Eligible Beneficiary to all terms and conditions of the Program prior to release of funds. 3. “Coronavirus or COVID-19” means the Coronavirus Disease 2019. 4. “Critical Access Hospital” means a rural hospital designated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as a Critical Care Hospital and licensed as a Critical Care Hospital by HFLC. 5. “Department, the Department, or MSDH” means the Mississippi State Department of Health, as established by Miss. Code Ann. §43-3-1, et seq. (Rev. 2006). 6. “Eligible Beneficiary” means an entity defined in Section 1(iii) (a-f) of SB 2372 that has applied for funding by submitting a formal application through this Program and has demonstrated that it is in fact eligible to receive funds under SB 2372 based on the facts and data submitted with its application for funding. Entities eligible to apply include licensed hospitals in the State of Mississippi, including specialty hospitals recognized and licensed as such by HFLC. Hospitals owned and operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the State Department of Mental Health are NOT eligible to apply. No other entities except as expressly defined herein and in compliance with SB 2372 will be eligible to apply for funding under this Program. 7. “Emergency Department” means an organized hospital-based facility for the provision of unscheduled episodic services to patients who present for immediate medical attention that is available 24 hours per day seven days per week and approved by HFLC for such purpose. 8. “Frequently Asked Questions” means a listing of questions and answers related to the Program and potentially eligible expenses that can be found at https://msdh.ms.gov/sustainabilitygrant. 9. “HFLC” means the Bureau of Health Facilities Licensure and Certification, Mississippi State Department of Health. 10. “Licensed Bed” means the number of beds listed on the current hospital license issued by HFLC. 11. “Mississippi Hospital Sustainability Grant Program” means Senate Bill 2372, 2023 Regular Legislative Session. 12. “Operating Expenses” means an expense that a business incurs through its normal business operations. 13. “Program” means the “Mississippi Hospital Sustainability Grant Program” provided in Senate Bill 2372, 2023 Regular Legislative Session. 14. “Rural Hospital” means a licensed hospital in a Rural County Designation as determined by data from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) or a Metropolitan County Designation as listed under an exception for outlying counties that do not have any urbanized area population by HRSA and approved as such by HFLC. 15. “Specialty Services’ as used in these regulations refers to services provided at specialty licensed hospitals such as women’s health services, long-term acute care, rehabilitation or psychiatric services.