LAC 46:XLV.7307. Prohibitions

A. No physician shall perform office-based surgery except in compliance with the rules of this Chapter. B. The level of sedation utilized for office-based surgery shall be appropriate to the procedure. Under no circumstances shall a physician withhold appropriate sedation or under-sedate a patient for the purpose of avoiding compliance with the requirements of this Chapter. C. General anesthesia shall not be used in office-based surgery. Any surgery or surgical procedure that employs general anesthesia shall only be performed in an exempted clinical setting as described in Section 7305 of this Chapter.