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Tertiary Hospital Chapter 3.3.1

For the purpose of California Children's Services (CCS), a Tertiary Hospital is a referral hospital providing comprehensive, multidisciplinary, regionalized pediatric care to children from birth up to 21 years of age consistent with the requirements listed under this Section. This includes the provision of a full range of medical and surgical care for severely ill children, pediatric residency training with 24-hour CCS-paneled pediatrician coverage, an organized pediatric research program, and community outreach. For a hospital that does not have an accredited pediatric residency training program, it shall have an organized pediatric research program, pediatric specialty consultation, and 24-hour in-house coverage by licensed physicians who have completed an accredited residency program. *Prior to January 1, 1999 was called a "Long-Term Hospital".

Pediatric Community Hospital Chapter 3.3.2

For the purpose of California Children's Services (CCS), a Pediatric Community Hospital is a community-based hospital with licensed pediatric beds that provides services for children from birth up to 21 years of age consistent with the requirements listed in this Section. The length of stay shall not exceed 21 days, with the exception of care provided in a CCS-approved Community or Intermediate Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), as per CCS Manual of Procedures, Chapter 3.25. *Prior to January 1, 1999 was called a "Standard Hospital".

General Community Hospital Chapter 3.3.3

For the purpose of California Children's Services (CCS), a General Community Hospital is a community-based hospital without licensed pediatric beds in which care may be provided only for adolescents 14 years up to 21 years of age consistent with the requirements listed in this Section. The length of stay shall not exceed 21 days, with the exception of care provided in a CCS-approved Community or Intermediate Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), as per CCS Manual of Procedures, Chapter 3.25.

Special Hospital Chapter 3.3.4 (PDF, 2.57MB)

For the purpose of California Children's Services (CCS), a Special Hospital is a hospital licensed as an acute care hospital and meets either one or two below:

1. The hospital has no licensed pediatric beds, but has: a) licensed perinatal unit/service and intensive care newborn nursery (ICNN) service and meets the CCS NICU Standards as a Community NICU or an Intermediate NICU, as per CCS Manual of Procedures, Chapter 3.25; or b) licensed under special permit for rehabilitation services and meets CCS Standards as a Rehabilitation Facility.

2. The hospital provides services in a specialized area of medical care and acts as a regional referral center for that specialized type of care, e.g., eye surgery, ear surgery or burn center.

Limited Hospital Chapter 3.3.5 (PDF, 2.01MB)

For the purpose of California Children's Services (CCS), a Special hospital is a hospital in a rural area where there are no community or tertiary inpatient hospital services available. These hospitals, which do not have licensed pediatric beds, are capable of providing limited services to children and adolescents for acute short-term conditions for which the expected length of stay shall not exceed five days.