Relating to ambulatory surgical centers

This bill relates to ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs). The bill defines “ambulatory surgical center” differently for the purposes of Code chapter 10A (department of inspections, appeals, and licensing) relative to the health facilities council and certificate of need as compared with Code chapter 135R (ambulatory surgical centers).711, “ambulatory surgical center” does not include the individual or group practice office of a private physician, podiatrist, or dentist who there engages in the lawful practice of surgery, or the portion of a licensed hospital designated for outpatient surgical treatment. 1, “ambulatory surgical center” does not include the individual or group practice office of a private physician, podiatrist, or dentist who there engages in the lawful practice of surgery, not including cosmetic, reconstructive, or plastic surgery, or the portion of a licensed hospital designated for outpatient surgical treatment.1, and as licensed pursuant to Code chapter 135R.4(1) to provide that the application requirements for an ASC license and the rules adopted specifying standards for an ASC shall not exceed, as applicable, either the requirements for applications or the conditions for coverage required by Medicare, or an accreditation standard for the joint commission, the American association for accreditation of ambulatory surgical facilities, the accreditation association for ambulatory health care, or an accrediting organization with deeming authority authorized by the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services (CMS) of the United States department of health and human services.5(2) provides that the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing (DIAL) shall recognize, in lieu of its own licensure inspection, the comparable inspection and inspections findings of a Medicare conditions survey completed by DIAL or an accrediting organization with deeming authority authorized by CMS. The bill provides instead that DIAL shall recognize the comparable inspection and inspections findings of a Medicare conditions survey completed by DIAL or an accrediting organization survey from an accrediting organization with deeming authority authorized by CMS. An ASC utilizing an accrediting organization survey as specified shall submit an accreditation certificate to DIAL within days of completion of each accrediting organization survey.