DIVISION 2. HEALING ARTS 500-4999.129›CHAPTER 5. Medicine 2000-2529.6›ARTICLE 11.5. Surgery in Certain Outpatient Settings 2215-2217
§ 2216.1
California Business and Professions Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
On and after July 1, 2000, it is unprofessional conduct for a physician and surgeon to perform procedures in any outpatient setting except in compliance with Section 2216, unless the setting has a minimum of two staff persons on the premises, one of whom shall either be a licensed physician and surgeon or a licensed health care professional with current certification in advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), as long as a patient is present who has not been discharged from supervised care.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 944, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.)
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