“City” means the City and County of San Francisco.
“Department” means the Department of Public Health.
“Director” means the Director of Health or the Director’s designee.
“Out-of-County Health Facility” means a health facility located outside of the City, whether public or private, licensed as a general acute care hospital or skilled nursing facility, as those two terms are defined by Section 1250 of the California Health and Safety Code, as amended from time to time, and providing Skilled Nursing Care.
“Reporting Health Facility” means every health facility in the City, whether public or private, licensed as a general acute care hospital or hospital-based skilled nursing facility, as those two terms are defined by Section 1250 of the California Health and Safety Code, as amended from time to time.
“Skilled Nursing Care” means general skilled nursing care including but not limited to adult subacute care as defined by Section 14132.25 of the California Welfare and Institutions Code, as amended from time to time, which is a level of care designed for patients who have an acute illness, injury, or exacerbation of a disease process, and pediatric subacute care, which is a level of care for patients under 21 years of age who use a medical technology that compensates for the loss of a vital bodily function.
(Added by Ord. 77-22, File No. 220410, App. 5/13/2022, Eff. 6/13/2022)