Section 210.1300  Obligations and Privileges of Postsurgical Recovery Care Center Models

a)         Postsurgical Recovery Care Center Models shall, within 30 days of licensure, seek certification under Titles XVIII and XIX of the federal Social Security Act.  (Section 30(d) of the Act)

b)         Postsurgical Recovery Care Center Models shall provide charitable care consistent with that provided by comparable health care providers in the geographic area.  For the purpose of this Part, comparable health care providers shall include hospitals and ambulatory surgical treatment centers.  (Section 30(d) of the Act)

c)         A licensed Postsurgical Recovery Care Center Model that continues to be in substantial compliance after the conclusion of the demonstration program shall be eligible for annual license renewals unless and until a different licensure program for that type of health care model is established by legislation. (Section 30(c) of the Act)

d)         No facility or person shall hold itself out to the public as a "Recovery Care Center" or "Postsurgical Recovery Care Center" unless it is licensed as a Postsurgical Recovery Care Center Model under the Act. (Section 36 of the Act)