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Ambulatory Surgery Reimbursement Update, October 4, 2005
New legislation in North Carolina and regulations in Tennessee will require ambulatory healthcare centers to be accredited or meet comparable accreditation/standards approved by the states if they perform certain procedures, according to a statement issued by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC).
In North Carolina, legislation enacted in August said facilities performing gastrointestinal endoscopy services in unlicensed settings must obtain a certificate of need unless they submit a license application before the end of next year.
Part of the application requires a facility to show that an accrediting body, such as the AAAHC, accredits it.
In Tennessee, new office-based surgery regulations become effective on October 17. The regulations state that offices performing Level III surgeries must be accredited by an approved accrediting organization within a year.
Facilities performing Level I or II surgeries must also be accredited or meet standards established in the regulations.
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