[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR416.2]

[Page 673]
 
                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
                             HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 416--AMBULATORY SURGICAL SERVICES--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart A--General Provisions and Definitions
 
Sec. 416.2  Definitions.

    As used in this part:
    Ambulatory surgical center or ASC means any distinct entity that 
operates exclusively for the purpose of providing surgical services to 
patients not requiring hospitalization, has an agreement with CMS to 
participate in Medicare as an ASC, and meets the conditions set forth in 
subparts B and C of this part.
    ASC services means facility services that are furnished in an ASC.
    Covered surgical procedures means those surgical and other medical 
procedures that meet the criteria specified in Sec. 416.65 and are 
published by CMS in the Federal Register.
    Facility services means services that are furnished in connection 
with covered surgical procedures performed in an ASC, or in a hospital 
on an outpatient basis.

[56 FR 8843, Mar. 1, 1991; 56 FR 23022, May 20, 1991]