American Society for Aesthetic
Plastic Surgery (ASAPS)

American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)

It is the position of the American Society
of Plastic Surgeons and the American Society
for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Inc. that
plastic surgery performed under anesthesia,
other than minor local anesthesia and/or
minimal oral tranquilization, must be performed
in a surgical facility that meets at least
one of the following criteria:

• Accredited by a national or state recognized
  accrediting agency/organization such as
  the American Association for Accreditation
  of Ambulatory Surgical Facilities, the Accreditation
  Association for Ambulatory Health Care or
  the Joint Commission on the Accreditation
  of Health Care Organizations
  
• Certified to participate in the Medicare
  program under Title XVIII
  
• Licensed by the state in which the facility
  is located

A three-year phase-in of this policy starting
June 30,1999, the original ratification
date, is stipulated to allow adequate time
for members to meet the above criteria.
Members are expected to meet this mandate
by July 1, 2002.

Approved by the ASAPS Board of Directors,
February 19, 2000

Approved the ASPS Board of Directors, February
12, 2000