Emergency Preparedness Rules and Resources for Ambulatory Surgical Centers, Convalescent Centers, and Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facilities:
Ambulatory Surgical Center Requirements: CMS Emergency Preparedness Final Rule (Updated March 26, 2021), ASPR/TRACIE, combines excerpts from the Final Rule and the Interpretive Guidelines from CMS to provide a consolidated overview document of requirements.(Accessed November 26, 2024.)
For state regulations for ambulatory surgical centers and convalescent centers, please review Chapter 20.(Accessed November 26, 2024.)
Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility Requirements: CMS Emergency Preparedness Final Rule (Updated March 26, 2021), ASPR/TRACIE, combines excerpts from the Final Rule and the Interpretive Guidelines from CMS to provide a consolidated overview document of requirements for Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facilities.(Accessed November 26, 2024.)
Emergency Preparedness in Ambulatory Surgery Centers and Office-Based Anesthesia Practices, Shaina Drummond and Michael O’Rourke, Ambulatory Surgery Center Association. (Accessed November 26, 2024.)
Fire Drill Scenarios for Ambulatory Surgical Centers, (Accessed November 26, 2024.)
ASC Surgery Fire Safety Video, (Accessed November 26, 2024.)
Five Ways to Prepare for an Outpatient Surgery Emergency, The Joint Commission, 4/24/2023.(Accessed November 26, 2024.)
Improving Patient Safety in Ambulatory Surgery Centers: A Resource List for Users of the AHRQ Ambulatory Surgery Center Survey on Patient Safety, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). (Accessed November 26, 2024.)