Extensively revised. A valuable guide for every Texas ASC Administrator, Nurse Manager or anyone interested in buying or developing an ASC in Texas. This is a convenient one-volume resource of the most referenced Free-Standing Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) rules, regulations & standards from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the Texas Department of State Health Services, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Department of Health & Human Services, and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The Texas Edition includes the 2008 changes to the Conditions for Coverage implemented in May 2009, a discussion of the new Infection Control requirements, resources from the CDC and the Medical Device Reporting Act from the FDA.