Ambulatory Surgery Center Safety Guidebook: A Comprehensive Resource for Code Compliance

Ambulatory Surgery Center Safety Guidebook: Managing Code Requirements for Fire and Life Safety is an essential resource for ASC administrative and security staff. This guide helps ensure compliance with the requirements and standards of both federal and state authorities, including the Life Safety Code. This is a critical designation for facilities participating in Medicare (CMS) funding reimbursement.

Designed for easy reference, the book assumes no code knowledge on the part of ASC staff. It provides guidance for the policies, emergency plans, drills, inspection, testing, and maintenance of fire protection and building systems necessary for meeting Life Safety Code requirements.

Through sample checklists and log sheets, and a systematic process for completing required documentation, the reader is directed through the crucial steps to achieving code compliance. The guide provides ASC staff the knowledge necessary to be in compliance with the Life Safety Code without the need for an outside security or safety consultant.

By achieving compliance, facilities remain licensed and qualified for Medicare reimbursement, ultimately improving the financial success of the ASC. This guide illuminates the requirements of the Life Safety Code for ASCs, making it an indispensable tool for medical and other administrative staff who possess no code knowledge in the ASC setting.

It includes compliance requirements for the code, as well as requirements placed upon facilities desiring to participate in Medicare (CMS) funding reimbursement. The guide also provides sample checklists and log sheets for each type of system, and outlines a systematic process for completing the documentation required of ASCs for inspection, testing, and maintenance of facility systems crucial to achieving code compliance.

Ambulatory Surgery Center Safety Guidebook is a valuable resource for ASCs looking to ensure compliance with the Life Safety Code and maintain their Medicare reimbursement. With its comprehensive guidance and practical tools, this guide is essential for ASC administrative and security staff.