§ 131E-145. Title; purpose.
Part 4. Ambulatory Surgical Facility Licensure.
§ 131E‑145. Title; purpose.
(a) This Part shall be known as the "Ambulatory SurgicalFacility Licensure Act."
(b) The purpose of this Part is to provide for the development,establishment and enforcement of basic standards:
(1) For the care and treatment of individuals in ambulatorysurgical facilities; and
(2) For the maintenance and operation of ambulatory surgicalfacilities so as to ensure safe and adequate treatment of such individuals inambulatory surgical facilities. (1977, 2nd Sess., c. 1214, s. 1; 1983, c. 775, s. 1.)