Vermont Statutes Title 18 Sec. 2159
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 18 Sec. 2159
- Ambulatory surgical center: means any distinct entity that operates primarily for the purpose of providing surgical services to patients not requiring hospitalization and for which the expected duration of services would not exceed 24 hours following an admission. See
- Charity: An agency, institution, or organization in existence and operating for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons and conducted for educational, religious, scientific, medical, or other beneficent purposes.
- Department: means the Department of Health. See
- Patient: means a person admitted to or receiving health care services from an ambulatory surgical center. See
§ 2159. Rules
The Department of Health shall adopt rules pursuant to 3 Vt. Stat. Ann. chapter 25 as needed to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The rules shall include requirements regarding:
(1) the ambulatory surgical center‘s maintenance of a transport agreement with at least one emergency medical services provider for emergency patient transportation;
(2) the ambulatory surgical center’s maintenance of a publicly accessible policy for providing charity care to eligible patients; and
(3) the ambulatory surgical center’s participation in quality reporting programs offered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. (Added 2019, No. 55, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.)