Emergency rules filed November 8th by the Florida Board of Medicine in regard to office surgery will expire on February 5, 2001. The rules took the place of a 90-day office surgery moratorium that expired that day and are expected to form the basis for permanent regulations. Nationally, only a handful of states regulate office surgery, but action has been seen in some 17 states, ranging from preliminary hearings to formal regulations.
Patient safety is paramount.
All Level II and III facilities must implement a risk management system. Surgical logs must be forwarded to the Board monthly for data collection. This provision will expire in one year. Level II and Level III offices must adopt the ASA Standards for basic anesthetic monitoring. To report any corrections please contact the webmaster .