This regulation says some surgical procedures are not treated as “surgical services,” lists what counts as out-patient services in a surgical facility, and says the regulation starts on January 1, 1999.
Surgical Facilities Regulation, M.R. 222/98 The Health Services Insurance Act , C.C.S.M. c. H35 Regulation 222/98 Registered December 22, 1998 bilingual version (HTML) Surgical procedures exempt from definition of "surgical service" 1 For the purpose of the definition of "surgical service" in The Health Services Insurance Act , the following are not surgical services: (a) a surgical procedure performed in premises that The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba determines do not require approval, for that procedure, under By-Law #3D of the College, entitled the Non-Hospital Medical/Surgical Facilities By-Law ; (b) a surgical procedure performed in sudden and unforeseen circumstances, the performance of which is considered necessary to save a person's life; (c) a surgical procedure performed in premises owned or operated by the Government of Canada. M.R. 124/2001 Out-patient services in a surgical facility 2(1) For the purpose of sections 46, 48, 64, 64.1 and 66 of The Health Services Insurance Act, the following services are out-patient services when provided by a surgical facility: (a) use of an operating room and anaesthetic facilities, including the necessary equipment and supplies; (b) use of an examining room; (c) necessary nursing services; (d) laboratory, radiological, and other diagnostic procedures together with the necessary interpretations (except where payment has been provided for the procedure under the Payments for Insured Medical Services Regulation ); (e) routine medical and surgical supplies, drugs, biologicals and related preparations administered in the surgical facility but not including routine medical and surgical supplies and medications for the patient to take home; (f) services provided by persons who receive remuneration for those services from the facility. M.R. 124/2001 2(2) Subsection (1) applies only if the out-patient services (a) are provided for or in relation to medical services for which payment is made under the Payments for Insured Medical Services Regulation ; and (b) are not otherwise excluded under the Excluded Services Regulation . Coming into force 3 This regulation comes into force on January 1, 1999.