Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL
Part I - General Administration
Subpart 3 - Licensing and Certification
Chapter 67 - Free-Standing Birth Centers
Subchapter B - Administration and Organization
Section I-6741 - Delivery and Post-Partum

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code I-6741

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. There shall be satisfactory provision for patients in labor, either in the patient's private room used exclusively during labor for obstetrical patients or in a designated special labor room. A crib style bed or beds provided with side rails shall be available.

B. Additional labor bed or beds shall be provided as required by the patient load.

C. There shall be a special room properly equipped as a delivery room and used for obstetrical purposes.

D. There shall be hand scrub facilities, including a sink with foot, knee, or elbow faucet control, adjacent to or in the delivery room.

E. There shall be adequate provision for washing instruments, utensils, and equipment which are cleaned within the delivery suite.

F. A nurse shall be in attendance during labor and delivery of a patient.

G. A standard technique in postpartum nursing care shall be established and practiced at the discretion of the attending physician.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:2100-2113.

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