A. In order to enroll to participate in the Louisiana Medicaid Program as a provider of labor and delivery services, the FSBC must:
- 1. be accredited by the Commission for Accreditation of Birth Centers; and
- 2. be approved/certified by the Medicaid medical director.
- B. The FSBC shall be located within a ground travel time distance from a general acute care hospital with which the FSBC shall maintain a contractual relationship, including a transfer agreement, that allows for an emergency caesarian delivery to begin within 30 minutes of the decision a caesarian delivery is necessary.
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).