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OFFICE SURGERY REGISTRATION
ACCREDITATION OR INSPECTION
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Fees. (pdf - 32kb) Fees associated with the registration and inspection of Office Surgery.

Unless the physician has previously provided written notification of current accreditation by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or an accrediting organization approved by the Board the physician shall submit to an annual inspection by the Department.

Nationally recognized accrediting agencies are:

American Association for Accreditation for Ambulatory Surgery Facilities, Inc.
www.aaaasf.org
5101 Washington Street, Suite 2F
Gurnee, IL 60031
(888) 545- 5222

Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care
www.aaahc.org
5250 Old Orchard Road, Suite 200
Skokie, IL 60077
(847) 853-6060

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
www.jcaho.org
One Renaissance Blvd
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
(630) 792-5000

All nationally recognized and Board-approved accrediting organizations shall be held to the same Board-determined surgery and anesthesia standards for accrediting Florida office surgery sites

 

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