42 C.F.R. § 416.41 Condition for coverage—Governing body and management.
Title 42 - Public Health
The ASC must have a governing body, that assumes full legal responsibility for determining, implementing, and monitoring policies governing the ASC's total operation and for ensuring that these policies are administered so as to provide quality health care in a safe environment. When services are provided through a contract with an outside resource, the ASC must assure that these services are provided in a safe and effective manner. Standard: Hospitalization. The ASC must have an effective procedure for the immediate transfer to a hospital, of patients requiring emergency medical care beyond the capabilities of the ASC. This hospital must be a local, Medicare participating hospital or a local, nonparticipating hospital that meets the requirements for payment for emergency services under §482.2 of this chapter. The ASC must have a written transfer agreement with such a hospital, or all physicians performing surgery in the ASC must have admitting privileges at such a hospital. [47 FR 34094, Aug. 5, 1982, as amended at 51 FR 22041, June 17, 1986]
Title 42: Public Health
PART 416—AMBULATORY SURGICAL SERVICES
Subpart C—Specific Conditions for Coverage
§ 416.41 Condition for coverage—Governing body and management.
