Code of Massachusetts Regulations
105 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Title 105 CMR 142.000 - Operation And Maintenance Of Birth Centers
Subpart C - Governing Body and Administration
Section 142.506 - System for Referral

Universal Citation: 105 CMR 142.000 MA Code of Regs 142.506

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

(A) The free-standing birth center shall have a written agreement with a board-certified or eligible obstetrician/gynecologist, and a pediatrician or neonatologist for the provision of 24 hour consultation, referral and transfer to appropriate hospital facilities for obstetric/newborn care.

(B) Each hospital-affiliated birth center shall develop written agreements or policies for the provision of 24 hour consultation with a board-certified or eligible obstetrician/gynecologist and a pediatrician or neonatologist with clinical privileges at the parent hospital. If the parent hospital does not provide obstetrics and newborn services, the birth center must meet the requirements set forth in 105 CMR 142.506(A).

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