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-26903 - Staffing Requirements

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XV-26903

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

A. The FSBC shall have on staff: 1. a licensed obstetrician, family practitioner, certified nurse midwife, or licensed midwife who shall attend each woman in labor from the time of admission through birth and the immediate postpartum period.

a. A licensed midwife providing birthing services within the FSBC must:
i. have passed the national certification exam through the North American Registry of Midwives; and

ii. hold a current, unrestricted state license with the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners.

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

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