Ambulance. A certified transportation vehicle for transporting Ill or Injured people that contains all life-saving equipment and staff as required by applicable state and local law. AMBULATORY SURGICAL CENTER. A Facility mainly engaged in performing Outpatient Surgery. It must: be staffed by Practitioners and Nurses, under the supervision of a Practitioner; have operating and recovery rooms; be staffed and equipped to give emergency care; and have written back-up arrangements with a local Hospital for emergency care. It must carry out its stated purpose under all relevant state and local laws and be either: accredited for its stated purpose by either the Joint Commission or the Accreditation Association for ambulatory care; or approved for its stated purpose by Medicare. A Facility is not an Ambulatory Surgical Center, for the purpose of this Contract, if it is part of a Hospital.
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