44:76:10:01.  Scope of surgical services. The ambulatory surgery center services are limited to those surgical and other medical procedures that may be safely performed in a dedicated operating room or procedure rooms and which may require a postoperative recovery room or short-term, not overnight, convalescent room. An ambulatory surgery center may not retain patients overnight. Surgical procedures which may not be performed in an ambulatory surgery center includes those that:

          (1)  Generally result in extensive blood loss;

          (2)  Require major or prolonged invasion of body cavities;

          (3)  Directly involve major blood vessels;

          (4)  Are generally emergent or life-threatening in nature; or

          (5)  Require admission to a hospital on an inpatient basis in order to have the procedure performed or to recover from the procedure.

          Source: 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015.

          General Authority: SDCL 34-12-13.

          Law Implemented: SDCL 34-12-13.