Federal Regulation
Top 10 States With More Surgery Centers Than Hospitals
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009Here are the top 10 states with more surgery centers than hospitals, ranked by ratio of surgery centers per hospital, according to SDI’s 2008 Outpatient Surgery Center Market Report.
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New Jersey Physician Owned ASC Case Memo
Thursday, December 20th, 2007In a decision issued last week, a New Jersey state court found that physician ownership in
an ambulatory surgery center (ASC) to which an investing physician refers patients is
prohibited by New Jersey’s state self-referral law, commonly referred to as the “Codey
Act.” The case, Garcia v. Health Net of New Jersey, involved a payment…
Ambulatory Surgical Center Regulations Draft Released Nov 2
Thursday, November 15th, 2007On November 2, 2007, the Kansas Department of Public Health and Environment released the preliminary draft of ambulatory surgical center regulations. The draft can be viewed in the following document.
Comments on the draft can be recorded using the form below and sent the Department on or…
Existing Stark II Rules on Physician Self Referral
Friday, June 1st, 2007Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS will publish a Federal Register Notice on March 23, 2007 to be in effect until March 26, 2008, that extends applicability of the March 26, 2004 Stark Phase II Interim Final Rule to March 26, 2008. The Stark Phase II rule addresses the statutory exceptions related to…