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1999 SESSION

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HB 1534 Certain ambulatory podiatric surgery services.

Introduced by: Robert D. Orrock, Sr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Certain ambulatory surgery services. Allows podiatrists to perform outpatient podiatric surgery on patients under general anesthesia in hospitals accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO) or in ambulatory surgery centers accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO), the Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health Care, Inc. (AAAHC) or the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities, Inc. (AAAASF). Both JCAHO and AAAHC are accorded “deemed” status with the Health Care Financing Administration for the purpose of Medicare reimbursement. The third association, AAAASF, has been approved for “deemed” status, pending publication in the Code of Federal Regulations. “Deemed” status means the granting of automatic certification for reimbursement.


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