Section 138.18. EPS studies

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(a) In a hospital in which EPS is performed, each physician performing EPS shall be either Board certified or shall have attained preboard certification status in cardiovascular diseases and shall also be either Board certified or have attained preboard certification status in clinical cardiac electrophysiology.
(b) Therapeutic electrophysiology, including ablation and the implantation of automatic implantable cardiovertor defibrillators shall be performed in a hospital with an open heart surgery program, and not in another facility. Implantation of routine permanent pacemakers may be performed in hospitals that do not have an open heart surgery program onsite. Pediatric diagnostic electrophysiology procedures also shall only be performed at a hospital with onsite pediatric cardiovascular surgery.

                    
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