[Title 42 CFR 416.45]
[Code of Federal Regulations (annual edition) - October 1, 2007 Edition]
[Title 42 - PUBLIC HEALTH]
[Chapter IV - CENTERS FOR MEDICARE]
[Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS]
[Part 416 - AMBULATORY SURGICAL SERVICES]
[Subpart C - Specific Conditions for Coverage]
[Sec. 416.45 - Condition for coverage--Medical staff.]
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42PUBLIC HEALTH32007-10-012007-10-01false416.45Sec. 416.45PUBLIC HEALTHCENTERS FOR MEDICAREGENERAL PROVISIONSAMBULATORY SURGICAL SERVICESSpecific Conditions for Coverage
Sec. 416.45  Condition for coverage--Medical staff.

    The medical staff of the ASC must be accountable to the governing 
body.
    (a) Standard: Membership and clinical privileges. Members of the 
medical staff must be legally and professionally qualified for the 
positions to which

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they are appointed and for the performance of privileges granted. The 
ASC grants privileges in accordance with recommendations from qualified 
medical personnel.
    (b) Standard: Reappraisals. Medical staff privileges must be 
periodically reappraised by the ASC. The scope of procedures performed 
in the ASC must be periodically reviewed and amended as appropriate.
    (c) Standard: Other practitioners. If the ASC assigns patient care 
responsibilities to practitioners other than physicians, it must have 
established policies and procedures, approved by the governing body, for 
overseeing and evaluating their clinical activities.