50-5-235. Hourly limitation waivable by department or department's designee. The department or the department's designee may waive the 24-hour limitation related to recovery care beds, as defined in 50-5-101, as that limitation applies to a particular bed, if the attending physician of the individual occupying the bed determines that the waiver is medically appropriate. The waiver may be granted by the department before or after the 24-hour limitation is exceeded.

     History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 366, L. 2001.