- A. Free-standing birthing centers shall be reimbursed for labor and low-risk delivery services provided to Medicaid eligible pregnant women by an obstetrician, family practitioner, certified nurse midwife, or licensed midwife. FSBC services are appropriate when a normal, uncomplicated labor and birth is anticipated.
- B. Services shall be provided by the attending practitioner from the time of the pregnant woman’s admission through the birth and the immediate postpartum period.
- C. Service Limitation. FSBC staff shall not administer general or epidural anesthesia services.
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).