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.)
Arkansas
https://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/images/uploads/rules/Hospitals.pdf
California
Colorado
http://www.sos.state.co.us/CCR/GenerateRulePdf.do?ruleVersionId=5698
Connecticut
https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SOTS/regulations/Title_19/013dpdf.pdf?la=en
(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
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
(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
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
North Carolina
(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
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