11 Jun 2024
New State Law Comparison Tool Topic! ASC Licensing
Check out Lexis Practical Guidance – Healthcare’s 12th State Law Comparison Tool (SLCT) Topic: Ambulatory Surgery Center Licensing, which covers all 50 states plus the District of Columbia. Consult this SLCT topic for information on state statutes and regulations governing the licensing process, application requirements, forms of ownership, administrative oversight, management and operation, and necessary staffing, among other issues.
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- Ambulatory Surgery Centers State Law Survey
Use this state law survey to quickly compare ambulatory surgery center (ASC) requirements on licensing and renewal, quality assurance, the role of nurses, and limiting the proliferation of facilities through certificates of need. Verify license renewal periods. Brush up on state requirements regarding the presence of personnel (e.g., registered nurses) in operating rooms. Understand your state’s requirements on patient transfers from an ASC to a nearby hospital. - Ambulatory Surgical Center Lease Agreements
Review this practice note from McGuireWoods LLP before negotiating ASC lease agreements for your healthcare provider clients. Focus on predrafting structural considerations based on the current regulatory environment. Identify relevant rights and obligations (e.g., tenant improvements, utilities, signage, other physical space issues, and landlord access to the leased premises) and latent concerns (e.g., assignment and subletting, permitted and exclusive uses, landlord waivers, and subordination, non-disturbance, and attornment agreements (SNDAs)). - Acquisitions of Ambulatory Surgical Centers and Urgent Care Centers
Learn about key mergers and acquisitions (M&A) considerations applicable to ASC and urgent care center (UCC) acquisitions. Be prepared for the special challenges that acquiring an ASC or UCC present given the substantial regulatory scope of the healthcare provider industry. Consider, among other issues, the optimal structuring approaches and how to avoid the legal pitfalls that are particular to this sort of transaction.
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