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Inpatient

Date of Publication:

8/10/2015

Definition:

An individual who has been admitted to a hospital or other authorized institution for bed occupancy to receive necessary medical care, with the reasonable expectation the patient will remain in the institution at least 24 hours, and with the registration and assignment of an inpatient number or designation.  Institutional care in connection with in and out (ambulatory) surgery is not included, whether or not an inpatient number or designation is made by the hospital or other institution.  If the patient has been received at the hospital, but death occurs before the actual admission, then an inpatient admission exists as if the patient had been formally admitted.

Source of Definition:

Special Compensation for Assistance with Activities of Daily Living Process

Related Glossary Terms:

Inpatient | Inpatient | Inpatient

Last Updated: December 08, 2022
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