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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="19-3C-02" title_number="19" title_name="Health Care Facilities" subtitle_number="3C" subtitle_name="Cosmetic Surgical Facilities">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Secretary may adopt regulations for cosmetic surgical facilities in the State.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Regulations adopted by the Secretary under this section shall include deeming a cosmetic surgical facility to meet specified requirements, if the cosmetic surgical facility is accredited by:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgical Facilities;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The Joint Commission; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Any other accreditation organization, as determined by the Secretary.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Regulations adopted under this section may not require higher standards for cosmetic surgical facilities than the standards required for ambulatory surgical facilities under Subtitle 3B of this title.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Secretary may adopt regulations that establish the circumstances under which a procedure is a “cosmetic surgical procedure” under § 19–3C–01(c)(3) of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The regulations adopted under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be based on a finding by the Secretary that the procedure raises substantial health and safety concerns that warrant regulation of the procedure under this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>In adopting regulations under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Secretary shall consider available studies, reports, and other literature related to:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The safety or risks of the procedure;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The education and training of the health care practitioners administering anesthesia for the procedure;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>The education and training of the health care practitioners performing the procedure; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>The setting in which the procedure is performed.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
