Section 1100.640  Non-Hospital Based Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Services – Category of Service

a)         Planning Areas

No planning areas are established for need determination purposes.  Ambulatory surgical treatment facilities (ASTCs) shall be inventoried by health service area.

b)         Age Groups

For non-hospital based ambulatory surgery, all ages.

            c)         Utilization Target

ASTCs surgical or treatment rooms should be utilized at a minimum of 80% occupancy.  The 80% occupancy equates to 1,500 hours of use per room per year (including setup and cleanup time) and is based upon treatment room availability of 7.5 hours per day times 250 days per year. 

d)         Need Determination

No formula need determination for the number of ASTCs and the number of surgical or treatment rooms in an area has been established.  Need must be

established pursuant to the applicable review criteria of 77 Ill. Adm. Code 1110.

(Source:  Amended at 38 Ill. Reg. 2822, effective February 1, 2014)