La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XLV-7305

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XLV-7305 - Exemptions

A. This Chapter shall not apply to the following surgical procedures or clinical settings:

1. exempt surgical procedures include those:

a. that do not involve a drug induced alteration of consciousness and do not require the use of anesthesia or an anesthetic agent, those using only local, topical or regional anesthesia or those using a single oral dose of a sedative or analgesic which is appropriate for the unsupervised treatment of anxiety or pain; and/or

b. performed by a physician oral and maxillofacial surgeon under the authority and within the scope of a license to practice dentistry issued by the Louisiana State Board of Dentistry;

2. excepted clinical settings include:

a. a hospital, including an outpatient facility of the hospital that is separated physically from the hospital, an ambulatory surgical center, abortion clinic or other medical facility that is licensed and regulated by the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals;

b. a facility maintained or operated by the state of Louisiana or a governmental entity of this state;

c. a clinic maintained or operated by the United States or by any of its departments, offices or agencies; and

d. an outpatient setting currently accredited by one of the following associations or its successor association:

i. the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations relating to ambulatory surgical centers;

ii. the American Association for the Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities; or

iii. the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XLV-7305

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 30:425 (March 2004), Amended LR 402246 (11/1/2014).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1270(A)(1), 37:1270(B)(6).