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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 135M.1 OFFICE-BASED SURGICAL
1 2 SITES.
1 3 1. Beginning October 1, 2003, an office-based surgical
1 4 site shall not be established or operated in this state
1 5 without first obtaining a license pursuant to this chapter.
1 6 2. a. A license for an office-based surgical site shall
1 7 be valid for one year from the date of issuance, unless
1 8 revoked prior to that date.
1 9 b. A license issued to an office-based surgical site shall
1 10 be posted in a conspicuous place on the license premises.
1 11 3. a. The department of inspections and appeals shall
1 12 adopt rules for the licensing of office-based surgical sites.
1 13 The rules shall include procedures for denial, suspension, or
1 14 revocation of a license, including an appeals process.
1 15 b. At a minimum, the rules shall require both of the
1 16 following:
1 17 (1) That the site maintain an advance transfer agreement
1 18 with the emergency room of the hospital located in closest
1 19 proximity to the site.
1 20 (2) That the site has available, on the premises,
1 21 appropriate monitoring and emergency equipment and staff
1 22 appropriately trained to use the equipment.
1 23 4. For the purposes of this chapter, "office-based
1 24 surgical site" means a site, other than a hospital or
1 25 ambulatory surgical center, but including a clinic and a
1 26 physician's private office, in which invasive surgical
1 27 procedures are performed, with or without anesthesia,
1 28 analgesia, or sedation, for which the known surgical
1 29 complications may require emergency transfer ambulance
1 30 services or life-support measures.
1 31 EXPLANATION
1 32 This bill requires that beginning October 1, 2003, an
1 33 office-based surgical site shall not be established or
1 34 operated in Iowa without first obtaining a license. The bill
1 35 provides that a license for an office-based surgical site is
2 1 valid for one year from the date of issuance, unless revoked
2 2 prior to that date and that the license is to be posted in a
2 3 conspicuous place on the license premises. The bill directs
2 4 the department of inspections and appeals to adopt rules for
2 5 the licensing of office-based surgical sites. The rules are
2 6 to include procedures for denial, suspension, or revocation of
2 7 a license, including an appeals process, and, at a minimum,
2 8 are to require that the site maintain an advance transfer
2 9 agreement with the emergency room of the hospital located in
2 10 closest proximity to the site and that the site has available,
2 11 on the premises, appropriate monitoring and emergency
2 12 equipment and staff appropriately trained to use the
2 13 equipment.
2 14 The bill defines "office-based surgical site" as a site,
2 15 other than a hospital or ambulatory surgical center, but
2 16 including a clinic and a physician's private office, in which
2 17 invasive surgical procedures are performed, with or without
2 18 anesthesia, analgesia, or sedation, for which the known
2 19 surgical complications may require emergency transfer
2 20 ambulance services or life-support measures.
2 21 LSB 1448YH 80
2 22 pf/sh/8.1
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