- (1) "Clinic services" means preventive diagnostic, therapeutic, rehabilitative, or palliative items or services provided under the direction of a physician by an outpatient facility that is not part of a hospital, but is organized and operated to provide medical care to outpatients independent of a hospital. Clinic services may be provided in surgical centers and public health departments. Clinic services do not include mental health center services as defined in ARM 37.88.901.
- (2) "Ambulatory surgical center services" means clinic services which are provided in a licensed, freestanding ambulatory surgical center, but do not include physicians services, anesthesiologists services, ambulance services, or major prosthetic appliances such as intraocular lenses.
Authorizing statute(s): 53-2-201, 53-6-113, MCA
Implementing statute(s): 53-6-101, 53-6-141, MCA
History: NEW, Eff. 11/4/74; AMD, 1982 MAR p. 1695, Eff. 9/17/82; AMD, 1989 MAR p. 877, Eff. 6/30/89; AMD, 1989 MAR p. 1850, Eff. 11/10/89; AMD, 1992 MAR p. 1404, Eff. 7/1/92; AMD, 1994 MAR p. 313, Eff. 2/11/94; AMD, 1997 MAR p. 548, Eff. 3/25/97; AMD, 1999 MAR p. 1301, Eff. 7/1/99; TRANS, from SRS, 2000 MAR p. 481; AMD, 2000 MAR p. 1664, Eff. 6/30/00; AMD, 2012 MAR p. 2625, Eff. 1/1/13; AMD, 2014 MAR p. 1409, Eff. 7/1/14.