Code of Maine Rules
10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL
Chapter 125 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE LICENSING OF AMBULATORY SURGICAL FACILITIES
Chapter 1 - STATUTORY BASIS
Section 144-125-11 - 22 M.R.S.A. SECTION 1812-E Ambulatory surgical facility
Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
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:
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.
