1. A. A medical staff member shall only admit patients to the outpatient surgical center who:

   1. 1. Do not require planned inpatient care, and
   2. 2. Are discharged from the outpatient surgical center within 24 hours.
2. B. Within 30 calendar days before a patient is admitted to an outpatient surgical center, a medical staff member shall complete a medical history and physical examination of the patient.
3. C. The individual who is responsible for performing a patient’s surgical procedure shall document the preoperative diagnosis and the surgical procedure to be performed in the patient’s medical record.

4. D. An administrator shall ensure that the following documents are in a patient’s medical record before the patient’s surgery:

   1. 1. A medical history and the physical examination required in subsection (B),
   2. 2. A preoperative diagnosis and the results of any laboratory tests or diagnostic procedures relative to the surgery and the condition of the patient,
   3. 3. Evidence of informed consent by the patient or patient’s representative for the surgical procedure and care of the patient,
   4. 4. Health care directives, and
   5. 5. Physician orders.

Historical Note

Adopted effective February 17, 1995 (Supp. 95-1). Section repealed; new Section made by final rulemaking at 9 A.A.R. 338, effective March 16, 2003 (Supp. 03-1). Section repealed; new Section made by exempt rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 2015, effective October 1, 2013 (Supp. 13-2).