Code of Massachusetts Regulations
130 CMR - DIVISION OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
Title 130 CMR 457.000 - Freestanding Birth Center Services
Section 457.402 - Definitions

Universal Citation: 130 MA Code of Regs 130.457
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

The following terms used in 130 CMR 457.000 have the meanings given in 130 CMR 457.402 unless the context clearly requires a different meaning. The reimbursability of services defined in 130 CMR 457.000 is not determined by these definitions, but by application of 130 CMR 457.000 and 130 CMR 450.000: Administrative and Billing Regulations.

Freestanding Birth Center (FBC). A health facility not operated under a hospital license that is licensed by the Department of Public Health (DPH) as a birth center, pursuant to 105 CMR 140.000: Licensure of Clinics. A freestanding birth center does not include individual or group-practice offices.

Low-risk Pregnancy. A normal, uncomplicated prenatal course as determined by documentation of adequate prenatal care and the anticipation of a normal, uncomplicated labor and birth, as defined by reasonable and generally accepted criteria adopted by professional groups for maternal, fetal, and neonatal health care.

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