• Physical layout of the office
• Environmental safety and infection control
• Patient and personnel records
• Surgeon qualification
  Training
  Local hospital privileges (surgical and admission)
• Office administration
• Anesthesiologist requirements
• Intraoperative and postoperative staffing
• Intraoperative and postoperative monitoring capabilities
• Ancillary care
• Equipment
• Drugs (emergency, controlled substances, routine medications)
• BLS or ACLS/PALS certification
• Temperature
• Neuromuscular functioning
• Patient positioning
• Pre- and postanesthesia care and documentation
• Quality assurance and peer review
• Liability insurance
• PaCO₂ evaluation
• Discharge evaluation
• Emergency procedure (fire, admission, and transfer)

ACLS =Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support; BLS = Basic Life Support; PALS = pediatric advanced life support.