In the Final Regulation adopted in January 2006 the quality criterion was removed. Here are the quality criteria we now have:
All licensed acute
care hospitals located within the planning
area have experienced one or more of the
following:
–i. Final termination of their Medicare or
Medicaid provider agreement;
–ii. Final revocation of the
their hospital license issued by the Cabinet
for Health and Family Services’ Office of Inspector General; or
–iii. Final revocation of their
hospital accreditation by the Joint
Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.