Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health › Chapter 615 - Ambulatory Surgical Centers › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 310:615-1-2 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this Chapter,
				  shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise.
"Ambulatory surgical center"
means an
				  establishment with an organized medical staff of physicians, with permanent
				  facilities that are equipped and operated primarily for the purpose of
				  performing surgical procedures, with continuous physician services available on
				  call, and registered professional nurse services on site, whenever a patient is
				  in the facility, which provides services or other accommodations for patients
				  to recover for a period not to exceed twenty-three (23) hours after
				  surgery.
"Chief executive officer"
means that individual
				  appointed by the governing body as its on-site designee who is, in fact,
				  responsible for the conduct of all affairs of the ambulatory surgical center
				  and who is answerable to the governing body for the day-to-day facility
				  operation.
"Governing body"
means that person, persons, or
				  legal entity that is legally responsible for the conduct of the facility as an
				  institution and carries out the functions, ownership, and governance.
"Grandfathered"
means the status of all
				  ambulatory surgical centers licensed at the date of publication of this
				  Chapter.
"Hospital"
means any institution, place,
				  building, or agency, public or private, whether organized for profit or not,
				  devoted primarily to the maintenance and operation of facilities for the
				  diagnosis, treatment or care of patients admitted for overnight stay or longer
				  in order to obtain medical care, surgical care, obstetrical care, or nursing
				  care for illness, disease, injury, infirmity, or deformity. [63 O.S. 1991,
				  §1-701(a)]
"Organized medical staff of physicians"
means a
				  group of three or more physicians organized under bylaws approved by the
				  governing body and responsible to the governing body for the quality of all
				  surgical care provided patients in the facility and for the ethical and
				  professional practices of its members.
"Physician"
means a person duly licensed by the
				  Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision or the Oklahoma State
				  Board of Osteopathy to practice medicine/osteopathy and surgery.
"Registered nurse"
means a person duly licensed
				  by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing as a registered professional nurse.
"Substantial"
means 50 percent or more of the
				  area, wing or building which must comply with these standards and-the New
				  Health Care Occupancy, NFPA 101.
"Surgical procedures"
means any invasive
				  procedure to the body, either by incision or entry into a natural body cavity,
				  to preserve or to remove with minimal risk, diseased or injured organs,
				  tissues, etc., but primarily restricted to the management of problems and
				  injuries that would not require hospitalization.
"Transfer agreement"
means a formally adopted
				  mutual agreement between the ambulatory surgical center and a general hospital
				  located no more than a twenty-minute travel distance from the ambulatory
				  surgical center which provides for the expeditious admission of patients for
				  whom overnight care becomes necessary.
Revoked and reenacted at
				  9 Ok Reg 2021, eff 6-11-92; Amended at 10 Ok Reg 1999, eff
				  6-1-93