North Carolina § 131E-145 - Title; purpose.
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§ 131E-145. Title; purpose.
This Part shall be known as the "Ambulatory Surgical Facility Licensure Act." The purpose of this Part is to provide for the development, establishment and enforcement of basic standards: For the care and treatment of individuals in ambulatory surgical facilities; and For the maintenance and operation of ambulatory surgical facilities so as to ensure safe and adequate treatment of such individuals in ambulatory surgical facilities. History (1977, 2nd Sess., c. 1214, s. 1; 1983, c. 775, s. 1.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2013-382, s. 10.3, provides: "Not later than September 1, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services shall communicate the requirements of Section 2 of this act to all hospitals licensed pursuant to Article 5 of Chapter 131E of the General Statutes, Article 2 of Chapter 122C of the General Statutes, and to all ambulatory surgical facilities licensed pursuant to Part 4 of Article 6 of Chapter 131E of the General Statutes."
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