As used in this chapter:
(a) "ABORTION" means the purposeful termination of a human pregnancy by any person, including the pregnant woman herself, with an intention other than to produce a live birth or to remove a dead fetus or embryo.
(b) “AMBULATORY SURGICAL FACILITY" or "ASF" means a facility whether or not a part of the same organization as a hospital, which is located in a building distinct from another in which inpatient care is provided, and to which any of the following apply:
(1) Outpatient surgery is routinely performed in the facility and the facility functions separately from a hospital's inpatient surgical service and from the offices of private physicians, podiatrists, and dentists;
(2) Anesthesia is administered in the facility by an anesthesiologist or certified registered nurse anesthetist and the facility functions separately from a hospital's inpatient surgical service and from the offices of private physicians, podiatrists, and dentists;
(3) The facility applies to be certified by the United States Health Care Financing Administration as an ambulatory surgical center for purposes of reimbursement under Part B of the medicare program, Part B of Title XVIII of the "Social Security Act" 49 Stat. 620 (1935), 42 U.S.C.A. 301, as amended;
(4) The facility applies to be certified by a national accrediting body approved by the Health Care Financing Administration for purposes of deemed compliance with the conditions for participating in the Medicare program as an ambulatory surgical facility;
(5) The facility bills or receives from any third-party payer, governmental health care program, or other person or government entity any ambulatory surgery facility fee that is billed or paid in addition to any fee for professional services;
(6) The facility is held out to any person or government entity as an ambulatory surgical facility or similar facility by means of signage, advertising, or other promotional efforts.
"Ambulatory Surgical Facility" does not include a hospital emergency department.
(c) "DEPARTMENT" means the Department of Public Safety-Service of the City of Rocky River, Ohio.
(d) "DIRECTOR" means the Director of the Department of Public Safety-Service of the City of Rocky River, Ohio. (Ord. 94-99. Passed 3-13-00.)