Section R432-500-6 - Administration and Organization(1) A licensee shall operate each freestanding ambulatory surgical center.(2) If the licensee is other than a single individual, the licensee shall ensure there is an organized functioning governing authority to ensure accountability.(3) The governing authority shall meet at least quarterly and keep written minutes of its meetings.(4) The licensee shall have the overall responsibility and authority for the organization and have at least the following additional responsibilities:(a) comply with any applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, and requirements;(b) adopt and institute bylaws, operating room protocols, policies, and procedures relative to the operation of the facility;(c) appoint, in writing, a qualified administrator, who may be the licensee, administrator or medical director, as the same person, to be responsible for the implementation of facility bylaws, policies and procedures, and for the overall management of the facility;(d) appoint, in writing, a qualified medical director to advise and be accountable to the licensee for the quality of patient care;(e) ensure that patients requiring hospitalization are not admitted to the facility; and(f) appoint members of the medical staff and delineate their clinical privileges.Utah Admin. Code R432-500-6
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-17, effective 8/10/2023