SECTION 310:615-1-2.2. Licensure

(a)   Application for licensure.

(1)   No person or entity shall operate an ambulatory surgical center without first obtaining a license from the Department. The license is not transferable or assignable.

(2)   Any person, corporation, partnership, association or other legal entity desiring to obtain a license to establish, or to obtain a renewal license to operate, an ambulatory surgical center in this State shall make application to the State Department of Health in such form and accompanied by such information and fee as the State Commissioner of Health shall prescribe.

(3)   An application is not considered to be filed unless it is accompanied by the application fee.

(b)   Licensure fees.

(1)   An application for an initial license to establish or operate a new ambulatory surgical center shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00).

(2)   A renewal application for an existing ambulatory surgical center shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable licensing fee of five hundred dollars ($500.00).

(c)   Application filing. An initial license application or renewal application shall be filed as follows:

(1)   The application for an initial license for a new ambulatory surgical center shall be filed prior to or at the time final drawings for construction are submitted to the Department for review which shall be at least thirty (30) days before a ambulatory surgical center begins operation.

(2)   The application for an initial license for a change of ownership or operation, shall be filed at least thirty (30) days before the transfer. The sale of stock of a corporate licensee is not considered a change of ownership or operation. The sale or merger of a corporation that owns an operating corporation that is the licensed entity shall not be considered a change of ownership unless a majority of the governing body is replaced.

(3)   The application for renewal of a license of an existing ambulatory surgical center shall be filed at least thirty (30) days before the expiration date of the current license.

(d)   Where to file. The application and the license fee shall be delivered or sent to the Oklahoma State Department of Health. The date of filing of the application shall be recorded as the date the application and fee are received.

(e)   Duration and posting. A license shall be valid for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of issue and shall expire on the last day of the month of issue twelve (12) months hence.

[Source: Added at 27 Ok Reg 2534, eff 7-25-10]