- Title
- Clarification of CMS Policies Regarding Ambulatory Surgical Centers
- Memo #
- 02-16
- Posting Date
- 02/01/2002
- Fiscal Year
- 2002
- Summary
- The purpose of this memorandum is to provide policy guidance for three ambulatory surgery center (ASC) issues: (1) requirements for ASCs for a separate waiting area and recovery room; (2) length of stay (LOS) in an ASC for Medicare beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries; and (3) certification of an ASC without a sterile operating room.
