Current through Register 1536, December 6, 2024
Section 140.600 - Applicability of 105 CMR 140.600 through 140.614(A) The requirements of 105 CMR 140.600 through 140.614 are applicable to clinics subject to Department licensure to provide surgical services.(B) A clinic may perform surgery, including those dental surgical procedures set forth in 105 CMR 140.600(C), only if specifically licensed to do so by the Department, unless it performs only simple surgical procedures such as incision and drainage or suturing of simple lacerations.(C) Dental surgical procedures for which a clinic must be licensed pursuant to 105 CMR 140.600(B) include procedures requiring general anesthesia; advanced oral maxillofacial surgery; removal of a large tumor; or major surgery to the mandible or maxilla such as reduction of a fractured jaw.(D) A clinic may perform surgical procedures under regional or general anesthesia only if licensed to provide surgical services.(E) No clinic may perform cardiac catheterization services.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1443, eff. 5/14/2021.