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.

(Source: Amended at 38 Ill. Reg. 2822, effective February 1, 2014)