{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-36-426","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 36-426","heading":"Hospital providers of extended care services","body":"Notwithstanding section 36-407, a hospital licensed pursuant to this article which has been certified pursuant to title XVIII of the social security act as a rural extended care hospital may provide nursing care services, for a period of not to exceed an average of forty-five days, which are within the scope of services authorized by the medicare extended care program to any patient who is a member of the Arizona long-term care system and for which the services are appropriate. A hospital shall not admit a patient to an extended care program pursuant to this section if the patient needs a clinical service which is not available in the extended care program or requires services below the skilled nursing level of care as defined by the director.","path":["Title 36 Public Health and Safety"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/36/00426.htm","current_through":"2026-09-04","vintage":"2026-08-09","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:49:56Z","sha256":"3a7bab86af4f7f00a86a49e94bdd74f83d490fa5c0eff79b4d64e1da93ce0f3a","source_id":"us-az","stale":true,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-36-425.09","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-36-427"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}