Table 5. Criteria for Determining Need for Nursing Facility Care (of 26 States Responding)
| State | State's Own Nursing Facility Admission Criteria | Definition of Need in Federal Regulations | Criteria Equivalent to Federal Regulations |
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| TOTAL | 17 | 7 | 2 |
The data source is the Bazelon Center, 1996. The following 17 States use their own nursing facility admission criteria: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Wyoming. The following 7 States use the definition of need in Federal regulations: Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin. The following 2 States use criteria equivalent to Federal regulations: Missouri and Vermont. The following 7 States did not respond: Hawaii, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Washington.