Section 301.603 - Applicability Rules adopted by the board under Section 301.602 do not apply to:
(1) an outpatient setting in which only local anesthesia, peripheral nerve blocks, or both are used;(2) a licensed hospital, including an outpatient facility of the hospital that is located separate from the hospital;(3) a licensed ambulatory surgical center;(4) a clinic located on land recognized as tribal land by the federal government and maintained or operated by a federally recognized Indian tribe or tribal organization as listed by the United States secretary of the interior under 25 U.S.C. Section 479a-1 or as listed under a successor federal statute or regulation;(5) a facility maintained or operated by a state or local governmental entity;(6) a clinic directly maintained or operated by the United States; or(7) an outpatient setting accredited by:(A) the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations relating to ambulatory surgical centers;(B) the American Association for the Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities; or(C) the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.Amended By Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 113, Sec. 14, eff. 5/20/2005.Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.125(a), eff. 9/1/2001.