HomeMy Public PortalAboutRES-CC-2003-01RESOLUTION # 01-2003
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING ALLEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL'S DESIGNATION
AS A CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL
WHEREAS, The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 contained the Medicare Rural
Hospital Flexibility Program that created a new licensing category and method of
reimbursement for rural hospitals The term used for those hospitals that qualify is
Critical Access Hospital (CAH) The mtent of the legislation was to promote access to
care by providing additional financial resources to small rural hospitals, and by fostering
regionalization (regionalization occurs when various health care providers, within an
area, establish working relationships to provide health care services), and,
WHEREAS, A Cntical Access Hospital (CAH) is a new designation that is
eligible for Medicare cost reimbursement and may be an attractive alternative to the
current hospital licensing standards, and,
WHEREAS, The Balanced Budget Refinement Act (BBRA) of 1999 relaxed
some of the requirements for Cntical Access Hospital hcensure The Benefits
Improvement and Protection Act (BIPA) of 2000 clarified existing rules and created
additional reimbursement opportunities, and,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Moab Governing Body that
the City of Moab supports Allen Memonal Hospital's designation as a Cntical Access
Hospital
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the Governing Body of the City of
Moab in open session this 14s' day of January 2003 This resolution shall take effect
immediately upon presentation
ATTEST
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Rachel Ellison David
City Recorder Mayor
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