N.J. Admin. Code § 8:31B-3.11

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 8:31B-3.11 - Same-day surgery

(a) Same-day surgery is considered an alternative mode of health care delivery that the Department considers to be efficient and worthy of encouragement. Same-day surgery is intended to lower the cost of health care and provide the appropriate level of care to patients who are otherwise classified as inpatients. The patient, by definition:

1. Is identified on the Uniform Bill-Patient Summary (UB-PS) as a 131 or 136 bill type in accordance with 8:31B-2.1 and discharged before midnight of the day of admission, so admission date and discharge date are the same;

2. Had surgery performed in a fully equipped operating room, for example, one routinely equipped and capable of providing general anesthesia, and identified by an operating room charge on the UB-PS;

3. Had a normal discharge, for example, was not transferred, did not leave AMA, and was not discharged dead.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:31B-3.11

Amended by 50 N.J.R. 1494(a), effective 7/2/2018