Texas § HS.252.203 - PATIENT DAYS

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§ HS.252.203. PATIENT DAYS

PATIENT DAYS. For each calendar day, a facility shall determine the number of patient days by adding the following: (1) the number of patients occupying a facility bed immediately before midnight of that day; and (2) the number of beds that are on hold on that day and that have been placed on hold for a period not to exceed three consecutive calendar days during which a patient is on therapeutic leave. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1284, Sec. 9.01, eff. June 15, 2001. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.65, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1251, Sec. 2, eff. June 20, 2003.

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Section HS.252.203 ("PATIENT DAYS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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