{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-26b-2-213","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 26B-2-213","heading":"Rural hospital -- Optional service designation.","body":"(1) The Legislature finds that:\n(a) the rural citizens of this state need access to hospitals and primary care clinics;\n(b) financial stability of remote-rural hospitals and their integration into remote-rural delivery networks is critical to ensure the continued viability of remote-rural health care; and\n(c) administrative simplicity is essential for providing large benefits to small-scale remote-rural providers who have limited time and resources.\n(2) After July 1, 1995, the department may grant variances to remote-rural acute care hospitals for specific services currently required for licensure under general hospital standards established by department rule.\n(3) For purposes of this section, \"remote-rural hospitals\" are hospitals that are in a county with less than 20 people per square mile.","path":["Title 26B Utah Health and Human Services Code","Chapter 26B-2 Licensing and Certifications","Part 26B-2-2 Health Care Facility Licensing and Inspection"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title26B/Chapter2/26B-2-S213.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"26f1127fabb6d2337093a177c2c665967048a13d84ff48c4b778cc725e5d921e","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-26b-2-212","next":"us-ut/utah-code-26b-2-217"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}