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Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Twenty-six states and the District Columbia (DC) require or recognize accreditation of certain types of ambulatory surgical facilities (Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, DC, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming).
Office based Surgery
For office based surgery procedures meeting various thresholds, Connecticut, Indiana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina and Washington require accreditation. Kansas requires that practices meet the requirements of accreditation. California and Florida require state certification or accreditation. Louisiana, North Carolina and Texas exempt accredited settings from surgery/anesthesia regulations or guidelines. Alabama, Illinois, Mississippi, New Jersey, Tennessee and Virginia adopted office anesthesia or surgery regulations. Colorado, DC, Kentucky, Massachusetts, North Carolina and Oklahoma adopted voluntary guidelines or policy statements. Arizona prohibits treatment under general anesthesia in unlicensed physician offices. In addition, the Arizona Medical Board has issued regulations specifying further requirements for office based practices, but not accreditation.
Managed Care Organizations
Seven states recognize AAAHC accreditation for quality assurance review of HMOs (Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Nevada and Texas).
Wisconsin recognizes AAAHC accreditation for Medicaid managed care plans.
Accreditation Association State Law
and Regulatory Resources
The Accreditation Association is pleased to share several resources for individuals interested in learning more about regulatory and legislative activates. Each quarter, the AAAHC develops a regulatory update, with current information about pending regulations and legislation that impact accreditation. Download a copy of the Accreditation Association Regulatory Update. In addition, the Accreditation Association also has developed a chart detailing the status of accreditation in individual states. Download a chart of state laws and regulations.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact Carolyn Kurtz, AAAHC's Senior Counsel & Director of Public Affairs (telephone: 847/853.6072, or email [email protected]).
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