H.F. 2026 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 135Q.1 Physician requirements —— 1 ambulatory surgical center —— licensee discipline. 2 1. A physician who provides surgical services to patients at 3 an ambulatory surgical center shall at the time the surgical 4 services are performed have active admitting privileges at a 5 hospital licensed under chapter 135B that is located closest in 6 proximity to the ambulatory surgical center. 7 2. For the purposes of this section, “ambulatory surgical 8 center” means a distinct facility that operates exclusively 9 for the purpose of providing surgical services to patients not 10 requiring hospitalization and in which the expected duration 11 of services does not exceed twenty-four hours following an 12 admission. “Ambulatory surgical center” does not include 13 individual or group practice offices of private physicians 14 or podiatrists that do not contain a distinct area used for 15 outpatient surgical treatment on a regular basis, or that 16 only provide surgery routinely provided in a physician’s 17 or podiatrist’s office using local anesthesia or conscious 18 sedation; individual or group practice offices of private 19 dentists; or a portion of a licensed hospital designated for 20 outpatient surgical treatment. 21 3. A physician who violates this section is subject to 22 licensee discipline pursuant to section 148.6. 23 EXPLANATION 24 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 25 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 26 This bill relates to requirements for physicians providing 27 surgical services at an ambulatory surgical center. The bill 28 requires a physician who provides surgical services to patients 29 at an ambulatory surgical center at the time the surgical 30 services are performed to have active admitting privileges at 31 a licensed hospital that is located closest in proximity to 32 the ambulatory surgical center. The bill defines “ambulatory 33 surgical center” for the purposes of the bill. A physician who 34 violates the bill is subject to licensee discipline. 35 -1- LSB 5568YH (1) 88 pf/rh 1/ 1