10- 144 C.M.R. ch. 125, § 11 - 22 M.R.S.A. SECTION 1812-E Ambulatory surgical facility
1. Definition. As used in this chapter,
unless the context otherwise indicates, "ambulatory surgical facility" means a
facility with a primary purpose of providing elective surgical care to a
patient who is admitted to and discharged from the facility within the same
day. In order to meet this primary purpose, a facility must at least administer
anesthetic agents, maintain a sterile environment in a surgical suite and
charge a facility fee separate from the professional fee. "Ambulatory surgical
facility" does not include:
A. A facility
that is licensed as part of a hospital;
B. A facility that provides services or
accommodations for patients who stay overnight;
C. A facility existing for the primary
purpose of performing terminations of pregnancies; or
D. The private office of a physician or
dentist in individual or group practice, unless that facility or office is
certified as a Medicare ambulatory surgical center.
2. Standards. The department shall establish
standards for the licensure of ambulatory surgical facilities effective July 1,
1992. The standards must provide that ambulatory surgical facilities that are
certified for the federal Medicare and Medicaid programs meet the requirements
for state licensure.
3. Annual
Inspection. The department shall annually inspect ambulatory surgical facility,
except that state inspections need not be performed during a year when a
Medicare inspection is performed.
Notes
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