California Health and Safety Code

§ 1255.5

HSC § 1255.5 Effective Jan 1, 1999Div. 2 · Ch. 2 · Art. 1

Statute text

For purposes of Section 1255, the following definitions apply:

(a)“Cardiac catheterization” includes an intravascular insertion of a catheter into the heart for the primary definition and diagnosis of an anatomic cardiac lesion. For the purposes of this definition, the insertion of a Swan-Ganz thermodilution cardiac output catheter, a venous line, and a temporary pacemaking electrode catheter are excluded.

(b)“Cardiac surgery” means surgery on the heart or great vessels requiring a thoracotomy and extracorporeal circulation.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 775, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1999.