42 CFR 485.620
§ 485.620 Condition of participation: Number of beds and length of stay.
United States · 42 CFR — Public Health · Status: effective
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- 42 CFR 485.620, § 485.620 Condition of participation: Number of beds and length of stay, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/207386
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(a) Standard: Number of beds. Except as permitted for CAHs having distinct part units under § 485.647, the CAH maintains no more than 25 inpatient beds. Inpatient beds may be used for either inpatient or swing-bed services.
(b) Standard: Length of stay. The CAH provides acute inpatient care for a period that does not exceed, on an annual average basis, 96 hours per patient.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.