Arizona Administrative Code
Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Chapter 22 - BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC EXAMINERS IN MEDICINE AND SURGERY
Article 5 - OFFICE-BASED SURGERY
Section R4-22-504 - Procedure and Patient Selection
Universal Citation: AZ Admin Code R 4-22-504
Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A. An osteopathic physician shall ensure that each office-based surgery performed:
1. Can be performed safely with the
equipment, staff members, and health care professionals at the physician's
office;
2. Is of duration and
degree of complexity that allows a patient to be discharged from the
physician's office within 24 hours;
3. Is within the education, training,
experience, skills, and licensure of the physician; and
4. Is within the education, training,
experience, skills, and licensure of the staff members and health care
professionals at the physician's office.
B. An osteopathic physician shall not perform office-based surgery if the patient:
1. Has a
medical condition or other condition that indicates the procedure should not be
performed in the physician's office, or
2. Will require inpatient services at a
hospital.
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