OAR chapter 333, division 076 – Ambulatory
Surgery Center (ASC) and Extended Stay Center (ESC) Licensing Requirements
The
Oregon Health Authority (Authority), Public Health Division, Health Care
Regulation and Quality Improvement program is proposing to permanently adopt,
amend, and repeal Oregon Administrative Rules in chapter 333, division 076
relating to ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) and extended stay centers (ESCs)
in response to passage of HB 4020 (Oregon Laws 2018, chapter 50).
Amendments
are being made to ASC rules to remove outdated codes and references, add
definitions, adopt new rules to align language with other licensed health care
facilities and for better clarity, and revise construction requirements by
adopting the 2018, Facility Guidelines Institute, Guidelines for Design and
Construction of Outpatient Facilities and the Guidelines for Design and
Construction of Hospital. New rules are being adopted for the licensing of ESCs.
Persons
are invited to review these proposed rules and provide comments. Oral testimony
may be presented at a public hearing scheduled as follows:
Public
Hearing
December
18, 2018
3:00
p.m.
800
NE Oregon Street, Room 1-E
Portland,
OR 97232
Persons
may also submit written comments before 5:00 p.m. on December 22nd
to the Public Health Division Rules Coordinator at:
OHA, Public Health Division
Brittany Hall, Administrative Rules Coordinator
800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 930
Portland, Oregon 97232
Comments
may be sent by E-mail to publichealth.rules@state.or.us or by
FAX to (971)
673-1299.
For more
details, please see the following link:
Questions:
Contact Mellony Bernal at mellony.c.bernal@state.or.us.