N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 230-d - Requirements for Those Licensed to Perform Office-Based Surgeries

This section of the law requires that practitioners licensed to perform office-based surgery (defined as surgical procedures performed at non-hospital locations) obtain and maintain full accredited status – accreditation by nationally-recognized accrediting agency determined by commissioner.  The licensed practitioners are required to perform these office-based surgeries in fully accredited settings.
 
In case of an adverse event (defined as instances when the patient dies within 30 days of procedure, there is an unplanned transfer to hospital, unscheduled hospital admission within 72 hours of procedure, or any other life-threatening event) or potential transmission of a blood-borne reportable communicable disease during office-based surgery, the licensed practitioner is required to report the incident to the department of health’s patient safety center within one day of occurrence. 
 
The law requires that this reported data be subject to the confidentiality provisions stated in N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2998-e.  The law further allows the commissioner to promulgate the necessary rules and regulations to execute the law as stated in this section.