LAC 48:I.9449. General Provisions

A. If anesthesia services are provided, which is mandatory when surgical or obstetric services are provided, they shall be provided in a well-organized manner in accordance with acceptable, nationally recognized standards of practice and/or guidelines, under the direction of a qualified doctor of medicine or osteopathy. B. The standards in this Chapter apply to services for all patients who: 1. receive general, spinal, or other major regional anesthesia; or 2. undergo surgery or other invasive procedures when receiving general, spinal, or other major regional anesthesia and/or intravenous, intramuscular, or inhalation sedation/analgesia, including conscious sedation, that, in the manner used in the hospital, may result in the loss of the patient's protective reflexes. C. Invasive procedures include, but are not limited to, percutaneous aspirations and biopsies, cardiac and vascular catheterization, and endoscopies.