Sec. 162.103. APPLICABILITY  


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  • Rules adopted by the board under this subchapter 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.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.033(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 269 , Sec. 1.31, eff. September 1, 2005.