Code of Massachusetts Regulations
105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Title 105 CMR 130.000 - Hospital Licensure
Subpart D - SUPPLEMENTARY STANDARDS: PARTICULAR SERVICES
Section 130.619 - Labor-delivery Suite
Universal Citation: 105 CMR 130.000 MA Code of Regs 130.619
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(A) Labor Room.
(1) A
labor room shall meet the Labor Room requirements set forth in administrative
guidelines of the Department based on the Facility Guidelines Institute's
Guidelines as referenced in
105
CMR 130.107, and additionally must provide
emergency medications, appropriate clinical equipment to monitor, stabilize and
resuscitate the mother and newborn(s), and assistive equipment to facilitate
patient involvement in the delivery process.
(2) Construction of new units or alterations
or additions to existing maternal and newborn units shall provide a minimum of
120 square feet per bed in labor rooms.
(B) Cesarean/Delivery Room.
(1) A cesarean/delivery
room shall meet the Cesarean/Delivery Room requirements set forth in
administrative guidelines of the Department based on the Facility Guidelines
Institute's Guidelines as referenced in
105
CMR 130.107, and additionally must provide
emergency medications, appropriate clinical equipment to monitor, stabilize and
resuscitate the mother and newborn(s), and assistive equipment to facilitate
patient involvement in the delivery process.
(2) The cesarean/delivery room shall meet the
infection control standards of the hospital's operating rooms.
(3) Additional surgical procedures limited to
pregnancy related conditions only, such as dilatation and curettage and
postpartum tubal ligations, may be performed within the cesarean/delivery
room.
(4) Construction of new units
or alterations or additions to existing maternal and newborn units shall
provide at least 400 square feet of space in each cesarean/delivery room,
except that such rooms that are not used for cesarean births shall contain at
least 300 square feet.
(C) Recovery Area. A recovery area shall meet the Recovery Area requirements set forth in administrative guidelines of the Department based on the Facility Guidelines Institute's Guidelines as referenced in 105 CMR 130.107, and additionally must provide emergency medications, appropriate clinical equipment to monitor, stabilize and resuscitate the mother and newborn(s), and assistive equipment to facilitate patient involvement in the delivery process. Hospital policy shall state the types of patient conditions requiring admission to the recovery area.
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