List of Links to State Hospital Regulations

List of Links to State Hospital Regulations

Alabama

http://www.alabamaadministrativecode.state.al.us/alabama.html
(From pull down menu select, 420 – Alabama State Board of Health; a new window will open containing an index of the chapters contained in Section 420, select 420-5-7 Hospitals.)

Alaska

http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/folioproxy.asp?url=http://wwwjnu01.legis.state.ak.us/cgi-bin/folioisa.dll/aac/query=[JUMP:’Title7Chap12′]/doc/{@1}?firsthit
(This is the site for the Index to Chapter 12 Facilities and Local Units of Title 7 Health and Social Services. At this site, click on Article 3 General Acute Care, Rural Primary Care, Long-term Acute Care, and Critical Access Hospitals and Article 12 General Provisions.)

Arizona

http://azdhs.gov/documents/director/administrative-counsel-rules/rules/rulemaking/hci/hospitals/hci-hospitals-new-rules-2014.pdf
(This site takes you to a document that contains an unofficial version of the new rules in 9 A.A.C. 10, Article 2 Hospitals, effective July 1, 2014.)

(Hospital Licensing Regulations begin on page 8 and go through page 13; for regulations on Children’s Hospitals see pages 14-17)

Delaware

http://regulations.delaware.gov/AdminCode/title16/Department of Health and Social Services/Division of Public Health/Health Systems Protection (HSP)/4407.pdf
(The Delaware State Board of Health has adopted the standards of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and the standards of the American Osteopathic Association as the “official standards for the governing body, organization, and staff of hospitals.”)

District of Columbia

http://doh.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/doh/publication/attachments/Hospitals.pdf

Florida

https://www.flrules.org/gateway/ChapterHome.asp?Chapter=59A-3
(This opens up to a table of contents to 59A-3. Hospital Licensure B there is a link to each Rule number on the left (59A-3.065 through 59A-3.312.)

Georgia

https://dch.georgia.gov/sites/dch.georgia.gov/files/related_files/document/111-8-40-Hospital_Final_Rules.pdf

Hawaii

http://health.hawaii.gov/opppd/files/2015/06/11-93.pdf

Idaho

https://adminrules.idaho.gov/rules/2017 Archive/16/0314.pdf

Illinois

http://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/077/07700250sections.html

Indiana

http://www.in.gov/legislative/iac/T04100/A00150.PDF

Iowa

https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/iac/chapter/08-31-2016.481.51.pdf

Kansas

http://www.kdheks.gov/bhfr/download/Hospital_Regualtions_Nov_2001.pdf

Kentucky

http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/kar/902/020/016.htm

Louisiana

http://ldh.la.gov/assets/medicaid/hss/docs/HSS_Hospital/Regulations/Chapter_93_Hospitals.pdf

Maine

Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Licensing and Certification

Rules for the Licensing of Hospitals, 10-144 C.M.R. Ch 112

Maryland

http://www.dsd.state.md.us/comar/subtitle_chapters/10_Chapters.aspx#Subtitle07
(Click on link for 10.07.01 Acute General Hospitals and Special Hospitals. Must then click on the links to open each numbered section.)

Massachusetts

http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/docs/dph/regs/105cmr130.pdf

Michigan

1775_2017-098LR_AdminCode.pdf

(Note: This PDF file will download at the bottom of screen, just need to click on it to open.)

(Also Note: Incorporated by Reference are the Medicare Conditions of Participation for Hospitals, 42 C.F.R. 482.1, et seq.)

Minnesota

http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/arule/4640/
(Note: Incorporated by Reference are the Medicare Conditions of Participation for Hospitals, 42 C.F.R. 482.1, et seq.)

Mississippi

http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/resources/1192.pdf

Missouri

http://s1.sos.mo.gov/cmsimages/adrules/csr/current/19csr/19c30-20.pdf

Montana

http://www.mtrules.org/gateway/Subchapterhome.asp?scn=37%2E106.4
(Note: Incorporated by Reference are the Medicare Conditions of Participation for Hospitals, 42 C.F.R. 482.1, et seq.)

Nebraska

http://www.sos.ne.gov/rules-and-regs/regsearch/Rules/Health_and_Human_Services_System/Title-175/Chapter-09.pdf

Nevada

http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NAC/NAC-449.html (Scroll down to section 449.279.)

New Hampshire

http://www.dhhs.nh.gov/oos/bhfa/documents/he-p802.pdf

New Jersey

http://www.njha.com/media/302738/2012-June-NJ-Hospital-Licensing-Standards-2.pdf

New Mexico

http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/nmac/parts/title07/07.007.0002.pdf

New York

http://w3.health.state.ny.us/dbspace/NYCRR10.nsf/56cf2e25d626f9f785256538006c3ed7/8525652c00680c3e8525652c0063247e?OpenDocument

North Carolina

http://reports.oah.state.nc.us/ncac/title%2010a%20-%20health%20and%20human%20services/chapter%2013%20-%20nc%20medical%20care%20commission/subchapter%20b/subchapter%20b%20rules.pdf

(Scroll down to various sections of the hospital licensing regulations: i.e. 3501 et seq. Governing Body; 3701, et seq. Medical Staff.)

North Dakota

http://www.legis.nd.gov/cencode/t23.html
(Scroll down and click on the link for 23-16 Licensing Medical Hospitals.)

Ohio

https://odh.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/odh/know-our-programs/hospitals/hospitals (Note: Ohio does not have specific hospital licensing regulations.)

See Ohio Revised Code: http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/3727

Oklahoma

http://204.87.112.100/oar/codedoc02.nsf/frmMain

(Note: From left column, select “View Code,” scroll down to and click on Title 310 “Oklahoma State Department of Health,” scroll down to and click on Chapter 667 “Hospital Standards,” then choose each individual Subchapter.)

Oregon

Division 200 Emergency Medical Services and Systems

Division 205 Trauma System Hospital Identification in Trauma Area #1

Division 500 Definitions, Application and Renewal Procedures, Fees, Facility Closure

Division 501 Hospital Monitoring, Surveys, Investigations, Discipline, and Civil Penalties

Division 505 Hospital Organization and Management

Division 510 Patient Care and Nursing Services in Hospitals

Division 515 Hospital Environmental and Maintenance Services

Division 520 Hospitals, Generally

Division 525 Specialty Hospitals

Division 535 New Construction and Alterations of Existing Hospitals

Pennsylvania

http://www.pacode.com/secure/data/028/subpartIVBtoc.html

Rhode Island

https://risos-apa-production-public.s3.amazonaws.com/DOH/REG_9979_20180806191311.pdf

South Carolina

http://www.scdhec.gov/Agency/docs/health-regs/61-16.pdf

South Dakota

http://legis.state.sd.us/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=34-12

Tennessee

http://share.tn.gov/sos/rules/1200/1200-08/1200-08-01.20160724.pdf

Texas

http://texreg.sos.state.tx.us/public/readtac$ext.ViewTAC?tac_view=4&ti=25&pt=1&ch=133

Utah

General Health Care Facility Rules:

https://rules.utah.gov/publicat/code/r432/r432-001.htm#T2

General Hospital Standards:

https://rules.utah.gov/publicat/code/r432/r432-100.htm

Vermont

http://healthvermont.gov/regs/hospital_licensing.pdf

Virginia

http://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title12/agency5/chapter410/

Washington

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=246-320

West Virginia

http://apps.sos.wv.gov/adlaw/csr/readfile.aspx?DocId=8233&Format=PDF

Wisconsin

http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/code/admin_code/dhs/110/124

Wyoming

https://health.wyo.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/HLS-Rule-Ch-12-Hospitals.pdf