Becker's Healthcare February 20, 2025
While California lacks certificate-of-need laws — cited by many industry leaders as a major barrier to ASC growth — regulatory challenges still exist.
Beth LaBouyer, executive director of California Ambulatory Surgery Association, joined Becker’s to discuss these policies.
Editor’s note: Responses have been lightly edited for clarity and length.
Question: Are there any state-specific regulations or legislative initiatives that are significantly helping or hindering the expansion of ASCs?
Beth LaBouyer: California state law currently restricts cardiac catheterization procedures to acute care hospitals. CMS approved these procedures for ASCs in 2019, and California is one of the few states prohibiting them in ASCs. These rules are outdated and place unnecessary limitations on the role that ASCs could play in increasing...
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