18 V.S.A. § 2159: Rules

The Department of Health shall adopt rules pursuant to 3 V.S.A. chapter 25 as needed to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The rules shall include requirements regarding:

(1) the ambulatory surgical center’s maintenance of a transport agreement with at least one emergency medical services provider for emergency patient transportation;

(2) the ambulatory surgical center’s maintenance of a publicly accessible policy for providing charity care to eligible patients; and

(3) the ambulatory surgical center’s participation in quality reporting programs offered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.