64B8-9.009: Standard of Care for Office Surgery
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The proposed rule amendment addresses the American Society of Anesthesiologists’ most recent guidelines for office based anesthesia.
SUMMARY: The proposed rule amendment adopts the most recent standards of the American Society of Anesthesiologists for Basic Anesthetic Monitoring.
SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS: No Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost was prepared. The Board has determined that the proposed rule amendments will not have an impact on small business.
Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 458.309(1), 458.331(1)(v) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 458.331(1)(g), (t), (v), (w) FS.
IF REQUESTED WITHIN 21 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE, A HEARING WILL BE SCHEDULED AND ANNOUNCED IN FAW.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Larry McPherson, Jr., Executive Director, Board of Medicine/MQA, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C03, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3253
THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:
64B8-9.009 Standard of Care for Office Surgery.
NOTHING IN THIS RULE RELIEVES THE SURGEON OF THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAKING THE MEDICAL DETERMINATION THAT THE OFFICE IS AN APPROPRIATE FORUM FOR THE PARTICULAR PROCEDURE(S) TO BE PERFORMED ON THE PARTICULAR PATIENT.
(1) No change.
(2) General Requirements for Office Surgery.
(a) through (f) No change.
(g) The Board of Medicine adopts the “Standards of the American Society of Anesthesiologists for Basic Anesthetic Monitoring,” approved by House Delegates on October 13, 1999, and last affirmed on October 21, 2009 October 21, 1986, and last amended on October 21, 1998, as the standards for anesthetic monitoring by any qualified anesthesia provider.
1. through 3. No change.
(h) through (m) No change.
(3) through (6) No change.
Rulemaking Authority 458.309(1), 458.331(1)(v) FS. Law Implemented 458.331(1)(g), (t), (v), (w), 458.351 FS. History–New 2-1-94, Amended 5-17-94, Formerly 61F6-27.009, Amended 9-8-94, 11-15-94, Formerly 59R-9.009, Amended 2-17-00, 12-7-00, 2-27-01, 8-1-01, 8-12-01, 3-25-02, 3-22-05, 4-19-05, 10-23-05, 10-10-06, 4-18-07, 9-3-07, 3-25-10,________.