(1) "Certified program" means a nursing care facility program with Medicaid certification.

(2) "Director" means the state Medicaid director appointed under Section 26-18-2.2.

(3) "Medicaid certification" means the right of a nursing care facility, as a provider of a nursing care facility program, to receive Medicaid reimbursement for a specified number of beds within the facility.

(4) (a) "Nursing care facility" means the following facilities licensed by the department under Chapter 21, Health Care Facility Licensing and Inspection Act: (i) skilled nursing facilities; (ii) intermediate care facilities; and (iii) an intermediate care facility for people with an intellectual disability. (b) "Nursing care facility" does not mean a critical access hospital that meets the criteria of 42 U.S.C. 1395i-4(c)(2) (1998).

(a) "Nursing care facility" means the following facilities licensed by the department under Chapter 21, Health Care Facility Licensing and Inspection Act: (i) skilled nursing facilities; (ii) intermediate care facilities; and (iii) an intermediate care facility for people with an intellectual disability.

(i) skilled nursing facilities;

(ii) intermediate care facilities; and

(iii) an intermediate care facility for people with an intellectual disability.

(b) "Nursing care facility" does not mean a critical access hospital that meets the criteria of 42 U.S.C. 1395i-4(c)(2) (1998).

(5) "Nursing care facility program" means the personnel, licenses, services, contracts and all other requirements that shall be met for a nursing care facility to be eligible for Medicaid certification under this part and division rule.

(6) "Physical facility" means the buildings or other physical structures where a nursing care facility program is operated.

(7) "Rural county" means a county with a population of less than 50,000, as determined by: (a) the most recent official census or census estimate of the United States Bureau of the Census; or (b) the most recent population estimate for the county from the Utah Population Committee, if a population figure for the county is not available under Subsection (7)(a).

(a) the most recent official census or census estimate of the United States Bureau of the Census; or

(b) the most recent population estimate for the county from the Utah Population Committee, if a population figure for the county is not available under Subsection (7)(a).

(8) "Service area" means the boundaries of the distinct geographic area served by a certified program as determined by the division in accordance with this part and division rule.

(9) "Urban county" means a county that is not a rural county.