Bill Text: IA SF2160 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to ambulatory surgical centers. (Formerly SSB 3096.) Effective date: 07/01/2024.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2024-04-10 - Signed by Governor. S.J. 808. [SF2160 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF2160-Enrolled.html
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AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
AMBULATORY
SURGICAL
CENTERS.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
10A.711,
subsection
2,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2.
“Ambulatory
surgical
center”
means
ambulatory
surgical
center
as
defined
in
section
135R.1
a
distinct
facility
that
operates
primarily
for
the
purpose
of
providing
surgical
services
to
patients
not
requiring
hospitalization
and
in
which
the
expected
duration
of
services
does
not
exceed
twenty-four
hours
following
an
admission
.
“Ambulatory
surgical
center”
includes
a
facility
certified
or
seeking
certification
as
an
ambulatory
surgical
center
under
the
federal
Medicare
program
or
under
the
medical
assistance
program
established
pursuant
to
chapter
249A.
“Ambulatory
surgical
center”
does
not
include
the
individual
or
group
practice
office
of
a
private
physician,
podiatrist,
or
dentist
who
there
engages
in
the
lawful
practice
of
surgery,
or
the
portion
of
a
licensed
hospital
designated
for
outpatient
surgical
treatment.
Sec.
2.
Section
10A.713,
subsection
2,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
q.
Cosmetic,
reconstructive,
or
plastic
surgery
services
provided
in
an
ambulatory
surgical
center
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licensed
under
chapter
135R.
Sec.
3.
Section
135R.3,
subsection
1,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1.
An
applicant
for
an
ambulatory
surgical
center
license
shall
submit
an
application
to
the
department.
Applications
shall
be
upon
such
forms
and
shall
include
such
information
as
the
department
may
reasonably
require,
which
may
include
affirmative
evidence
of
the
ability
to
comply
with
reasonable
rules
and
standards
prescribed
under
this
chapter
but
which
shall
not
exceed
either
the
requirements
for
applications
required
by
Medicare
,
or
an
accreditation
standard
for
the
joint
commission,
the
American
association
for
accreditation
of
ambulatory
surgical
facilities,
the
accreditation
association
for
ambulatory
health
care,
or
an
accrediting
organization
with
deeming
authority
authorized
by
the
centers
for
Medicare
and
Medicaid
services
of
the
United
States
department
of
health
and
human
services.
Sec.
4.
Section
135R.4,
subsection
1,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1.
The
department,
with
the
advice
and
approval
of
the
council
on
health
and
human
services,
shall
adopt
rules
specifying
the
standards
for
ambulatory
surgical
centers
to
be
licensed
under
this
chapter
.
The
rules
shall
be
consistent
with
and
shall
not
exceed
the
requirements
of
this
chapter
and
the
conditions
for
coverage
in
the
federal
Medicare
program
for
ambulatory
surgical
centers
under
42
C.F.R.
pt.
416
,
or
an
accreditation
standard
for
the
joint
commission,
the
American
association
for
accreditation
of
ambulatory
surgical
facilities,
the
accreditation
association
for
ambulatory
health
care,
or
an
accrediting
organization
with
deeming
authority
authorized
by
the
centers
for
Medicare
and
Medicaid
services
of
the
United
States
department
of
health
and
human
services
.
Sec.
5.
Section
135R.5,
subsection
2,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2.
The
department
shall
recognize,
in
lieu
of
its
own
licensure
inspection,
the
comparable
inspection
and
inspection
findings
of
a
Medicare
conditions
for
coverage
survey
completed
by
the
department
or
an
accrediting
organization
survey
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an
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accrediting
organization
with
deeming
authority
authorized
by
the
centers
for
Medicare
and
Medicaid
services
of
the
United
States
department
of
health
and
human
services.
An
ambulatory
surgical
center
utilizing
an
accrediting
organization
survey
to
satisfy
the
requirements
of
this
section
shall
submit
an
accreditation
certificate
to
the
department
within
thirty
days
of
completion
of
each
accrediting
organization
survey.
______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
President
of
the
Senate
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
Senate
and
is
known
as
Senate
File
2160,
Ninetieth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
W.
CHARLES
SMITHSON
Secretary
of
the
Senate
Approved
_______________,
2024
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor
