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
Staff
Section 142.515 - Birth Assistant
Universal Citation: 105 CMR 142.000 MA Code of Regs 142.515
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(A) A second staff person shall also be present at each birth. The second staff person must be either a nurse-midwife, or a licensed nurse.
(B) Licensed nurses must have labor and delivery experience within one year of employment in a licensed obstetrical service which includes training in:
(1) full
adult and infant resuscitation;
(2)
assessing the phases and stages of labor;
(3) psychology and physiology of labor and
delivery; and
(4) equipment and
supplies used for labor and delivery.
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