---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 C.F.R. § 416.46"
title: "42"
number: "416.46"
heading: "Condition for coverage—Nursing services."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/42/416.46"
---

# §416.46. Condition for coverage—Nursing services.


The nursing services of the ASC must be directed and staffed to assure that the nursing needs of all patients are met.

- (a) **Standard: Organization and staffing.** Patient care responsibilities must be delineated for all nursing service personnel. Nursing services must be provided in accordance with recognized standards of practice. There must be a registered nurse available for emergency treatment whenever there is a patient in the ASC.
- (b) [Reserved]

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 273, 1302, 1320b-8, and 1395hh.

### Source

Source: 47 FR 34094, Aug. 5, 1982, unless otherwise noted.