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UNOFFICIAL 1737-31 and other professional personnel, in accordance with a written resident care plan; (D) Be provided on an inpatient basis only after consideration of the recipient's condition and the feasibility and availability of utilizing more economical alternative facilities and services have been ruled out; and (E) Be less than twenty-four hours of skilled nursing or regular rehabilitation services; (2) Acuity Level B recipient shall: (A) Be evaluated by an interdisciplinary professional team, who shall recommend admission based on their evaluation, which shall be completed not more than three months prior to admission, or before the ICF-MR requests payment for a client applying for medicaid after admission; (B) Be diagnosed as mentally retarded or with other related conditions; and (C) Require the medical care and special services that are appropriately obtained from an ICF-MR as described in section 17-1737-30; and (3) Acuity Level C recipient requires skilled nursing services provided directly or under the general supervision of registered professional nurses on a twenty-four hour basis, rehabilitation services, or both and shall: (A) Be provided on a seven-days a week basis, except rehabilitation services may be needed by the recipient and provided on a five-days a week basis; and (B) Include subparagraphs (1)(A),(B),(C), and (D). [Eff 08/01/94 ] (Auth: HRS §§346-14, 346-49; Pub. L. No. 100- 203; 42 C.F.R. §§430.10, 431.10) (Imp: Pub. L. No. 100-203; 42 C.F.R. §§435.1009, 440.40, 440.150, 456.270, 456.271, 456.370, 483.30, 483.440)

§17-1737-32 Authorization for admission to a NF or ICF-MR. (a) Authorization by the department for the recommended acuity level (or level of medical care)