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• Introduced by Sen. Roger Kahn (R) on May 21, 2009, to establish general regulations for freestanding surgical outpatient facilities or hospitals that perform surgical procedures under general anesthesia or deep sedation. These facilities would be required to “develop and maintain effective policies and procedures regarding surgical privileges, maintenance of the operating rooms, and evaluation of the surgical patient”.
  • Referred to the Senate Health Policy Committee on May 21, 2009.
    • Reported in the Senate on November 10, 2009, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on November 10, 2009, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on November 10, 2009.
• Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on November 12, 2009.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on November 12, 2009.
  • Referred to the House Health Policy Committee on November 12, 2009.
    • Reported in the House on March 23, 2010, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.