Surgical Center for Ambulatory Patients

State Laws and Regulations

• Nevada Revised Statutes
  • NRS 449.019 - "Surgical center for ambulatory patients" defined
• Nevada Administrative Code
  • Surgical centers for ambulatory patients regulations

Licensing and Applications

To apply for a license to operate a surgical center for ambulatory patients, you must complete the following:

• Apply for a New License
• Checklist for surgical centers for ambulatory patients
• Plan review packet
• Surgical Center for Ambulatory Patients Classification

Federal Information and Regulations

• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Provider Data
• State Operations Manual Appendix L: Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)

Certification Applications

To apply for CMS certification as a surgical center for ambulatory patients, you must provide the following:

• CMS Application Documents

Nevada Health Care Quarterly Reporting Requirements

All Nevada licensed ambulatory surgical centers are required to report pursuant to NRS 439A.240, NRS 439A.250 and NRS 439A.260.

Submit UB-04 files through the Nevada Compare Care website.

Training classes
Listed below are links to recordings of the training sessions, as well as the slide deck from the presentation. We have also included the link to Nevada Compare Care website and Data Submission Replacement Project Webinar recording for your review. For any questions on data file submission, send an email to nhdr@comagine.org.

• Nevada Compare Care UB-04 Submissions Training (2/7/2024)
• Nevada Compare Care UB-04 Submissions Training (2/22/2024)
• Nevada Compare Care website and Data Submission Replacement Project Recording 
  • due to size, this recording is a zip file that must be downloaded and unzipped prior to viewing.

BAA requirement

You must sign and submit your BAA before you can submit any UB-04 files in the new submission process. mail nhdr@comagine.org with the name, title, and email of the authorized signer.

Civil penalties for failure to comply

• Where the provision violated governs the licensing of a project which is required to be approved pursuant to NRS 439A.100, not more than 10 percent of the proposed expenditure for the project.
• Where any other provision is violated, not more than $20,000 for each violation.
  • The Department shall not impose a penalty under this section if it applies for injunctive relief to prevent the same violation.

• Email questions or concerns to nhdr@comagine.org.

Accrediting Organizations

Approved by the Nevada State Board of Health

• The Joint Commission
• The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care
• The American Association for Accreditation for Ambulatory Surgery Facilities
• Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC)