Nevada Surgery Centers Face Nearly 300% Increase in Licensing Fees or Reduction in Inspections

Ambulatory surgery centers in Nevada could either see their facility licensing fees almost triple or face a significant reduction in inspections depending upon the results of a vote scheduled Jan. 13, according to a report from the Las Vegas Sun.

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The vote by the Legislative Commission’s Subcommittee to Review Regulations is on a proposal which would increase healthcare facility licensing fees for ASCs — from $3,570 to $9,784 — as well as hospitals and rural clinics.

 

If the subcommittee does not approve the increase, state officials have indicated the number of regular inspections — which became mandated by law in 2009 — would be reduced significantly due to a lack of available funds to pay inspectors.

 

Read the Las Vegas Sun report about Nevada surgery center inspections.

 

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