The practice of credentialing physicians who do not work at a particular hospital to admit has been steadily declining, and as of 2022, is essentially non-existent in many areas.
[1] Admitting privileges have been used as precedent to impede abortion providers in several U.S. states, including Louisiana, Mississippi, Wisconsin, and Texas.
[3] Supporters of these laws claim that patients should have access to a hospital in case of complications.
[2] The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists considers requiring admitting privileges for abortions to be unnecessary given that "[i]n 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services removed its requirement that ambulatory surgical centers participating in Medicaid and Medicare have hospital admitting privileges, asserting they were unnecessary in the promotion of patient health, an inefficient use of health care dollars, and an administrative barrier to efficient operations".
[4] The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June Medical Services, LLC v. Russo, that some restrictions based on admitting privileges were unconstitutional.