The following are true about "swing beds" in rural hospitals except:
A) they are acute care hospital beds that are used to provide nursing home level care in rural hospitals.
B) the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1980 legislation allowed for the development of this program in rural hospitals with less than 50 beds.
C) they provide for continuity of care for individuals who are awaiting a nursing home bed or in areas where there are no nursing homes close by.
D) they permit a hospital to receive the same reimbursement rate for nursing home care as they do for acute care.
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