Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 50 - PUBLIC HEALTH-MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
Part XV - Services for Special Populations
Subpart 18 - Free-Standing Birthing Centers
Chapter 269 - Provider Participation
Section XV-26901 - General Provisions
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XV-26901
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
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: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254, and Title XIX of the Social Security Act.
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