Sec. 162.103.  APPLICABILITY.  Rules adopted by the board under this subchapter do not apply to:
(1)  an outpatient setting in which only local anesthesia, peripheral nerve blocks, or both are used in a total dosage amount that does not exceed 50 percent of the recommended maximum safe dosage per outpatient visit;
(2)  a licensed hospital, including an outpatient facility of the hospital that is located separate from the hospital;
(3)  a licensed ambulatory surgical center;
(4)  a clinic located on land recognized as tribal land by the federal government and maintained or operated by a federally recognized Indian tribe or tribal organization as listed by the United States secretary of the interior under 25 U.S.C. Section 479a-1 or as listed under a successor federal statute or regulation;
(5)  a facility maintained or operated by a state or local governmental entity;
(6)  a clinic directly maintained or operated by the United States; or
(7)  an outpatient setting accredited by:
(A)  The Joint Commission relating to ambulatory surgical centers;
(B)  the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities; or
(C)  the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.033(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by: 
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 269 (S.B. 419), Sec. 1.31, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 596 (S.B. 978), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.