Clarifications to Appendix L, Ambulatory Surgical Center Interpretive Guidelines – Obtaining Consent before Observing Surgical Procedures
The Survey Protocol Section of the ASC Interpretive
Guidelines is being revised to ensure its consistency with longstanding policy governing
surveyor access to all areas of a certified facility in order to verify the ASC is meeting the
Conditions for Coverage (CfCs).
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: December 22, 2011
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