1. Birthing Centera facility, for the primary purpose of performing low-risk deliveries, that is not a hospital or licensed as part of a hospital, where births are planned to occur away from the mother’s usual residence following a low-risk pregnancy.
2. Low-Risk Pregnancya normal, uncomplicated prenatal course as determined by documentation of adequate prenatal care and the anticipation of a normal, uncomplicated labor and birth, as defined by reasonable and generally accepted criteria adopted by professional groups for maternal, fetal, and neonatal health care.
3. Surrounding Hospitala hospital located within a 20-mile radius of the birthing center in urban areas and within a 30-mile radius of the birthing center in rural areas.

Authority Note

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254, and Title XIX of the Social Security Act.

Historical Note

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 41:2360 (November 2015).