The Vermont Statutes Online
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Subchapter
001
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
(Cite as: 18 V.S.A. § 2141)
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§ 2141. Definitions
As used in this chapter:
(1) “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. The term does not include:
(A) a facility that is licensed as part of a hospital; or
(B) a facility that is used exclusively as an office or clinic for the private practice
of one or more licensed health care professionals, unless one or more of the following
descriptions apply:
(i) the facility holds itself out to the public or to other health care providers as an
ambulatory surgical center, surgical center, surgery center, surgicenter, or similar
facility using a similar name or a variation thereof;
(ii) procedures are carried out at the facility using general anesthesia, except as used
in oral or maxillofacial surgery or as used by a dentist with a general anesthesia
endorsement from the Board of Dental Examiners; or
(iii) patients are charged a fee for the use of the facility in addition to the fee for
the professional services of one or more of the health care professionals practicing
at that facility.
(2) “Health care professional” means:
(A) a physician licensed pursuant to 26 V.S.A. chapter 23 or 33;
(B) an advanced practice registered nurse licensed pursuant to 26 V.S.A. chapter 28;
(C) a physician assistant licensed pursuant to 26 V.S.A. chapter 31;
(D) a podiatrist licensed pursuant to 26 V.S.A. chapter 7; or
(E) a dentist licensed pursuant to 26 V.S.A. chapter 12.
(3) “Patient” means a person admitted to or receiving health care services from an ambulatory
surgical center. (Added 2019, No. 55, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.)