Applicability

Sec. 162.103. APPLICABILITY. Rules adopted by the board under this subchapter do not apply to: (1) an outpatient setting in which only local anesthesia, peripheral nerve blocks, or both are used in a total dosage amount that does not exceed 50 percent of the recommended maximum safe dosage per outpatient visit; (2) a licensed hospital, including an outpatient facility of the hospital that is located separate from the hospital; (3) a licensed ambulatory surgical center; (4) a clinic located on land recognized as tribal land by the federal government and maintained or operated by a federally recognized Indian tribe or tribal organization as listed by the United States secretary of the interior under 25 U.S.C. Section 479a-1 or as listed under a successor federal statute or regulation; (5) a facility maintained or operated by a state or local governmental entity; (6) a clinic directly maintained or operated by the United States; or (7) an outpatient setting accredited by: (A) The Joint Commission relating to ambulatory surgical centers; (B) the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities; or (C) the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.033(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 269 (S.B. 419), Sec. 1.31, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 596 (S.B. 978), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.