Pennsylvania Code
Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES
Part III - MEDICAL ASSISTANCE MANUAL
Chapter 1126 - AMBULATORY SURGICAL CENTER SERVICES AND HOSPITAL SHORT PROCEDURE UNIT SERVICES
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 1126.2 - Definitions

Universal Citation: 55 PA Code ยง 1126.2
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024

The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

ASC-Ambulatory surgical center-A facility licensed by the Department of Health which provides outpatient surgical treatment. The term does not include individual or group practice offices of private physicians or dentists, unless the offices have a distinct part used solely for outpatient surgical treatment on a regular and organized basis.

SPU-Short procedure unit-A unit of a hospital organized for the delivery of ambulatory surgical, diagnostic or medical services.

Same day surgical services-Specified surgical, diagnostic and medical treatment provided to patients who do not require hospitalization, but who require constant medical supervision for a limited amount of time following the procedure performed.

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