Medicare Standards and Checklist for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities Updated

The Medicare Standards and Checklist for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities has been updated for surveys on or after February 1, 2019.

• ASCs surveyed before February 1, 2019 will be surveyed with Standards Manual and Checklist V6.8 (ASC).
• ASCs surveyed on or after February 1, 2019 will be surveyed with Standards Manual and Checklist V7.0 (ASC).

The updated manual and checklist along with a comparison of the changes between the standards is available on the Medicare Surgical page.