Missouri Code of State Regulations
Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES
Division 30 - Division of Regulation and Licensure
Chapter 30 - Ambulatory Surgical Centers and Abortion Facilities
Section 19 CSR 30-30.080 - Definitions Relating to Birthing Centers and Procedures for Licensing Birthing Centers
Universal Citation: 19 MO Code of State Regs 30-30.080
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, March 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule defines terminology used in this chapter and establishes procedures for licensing birthing centers.
(1) The following definitions shall be used in the interpretation and enforcement of 19 CSR 30-30.090 through 19 CSR 30-30.110:
(A)
Administrator-A person who is designated to provide daily supervision and the
administration of the birthing center;
(B) Birthing center-A facility, not licensed
as part of a hospital, which provides maternity care away from the mother's
usual residence and where low risk births are planned to occur following a
normal uncomplicated pregnancy;
(C)
Certified nurse-midwife (CNM)-A person licensed to practice professional
nursing under section
335.046,
RSMo and currently certified by examination by the American College of
Nurse-Midwives;
(D) Complication-A
condition according to written risk criteria of the birthing center that
contraindicates continued care in the birthing center;
(E) Department-The Missouri Department of
Health;
(F) Discharge plan-A plan
for continuing maternal and infant health care following birth;
(G) Health assessment-A determination of a
patient's physical and mental status;
(H) Low risk-Normal, uncomplicated prenatal
course as determined by adequate prenatal care and prospects for a normal,
uncomplicated birth as defined by reasonable and currently accepted criteria of
maternal and fetal health;
(I)
Person-Any individual, firm, partnership, corporation or association;
(J) Physician-A person licensed to practice
medicine under Chapter 334, RSMo who has admitting privileges at a
hospital;
(K) Primary care giver-A
physician or a certified nurse-midwife who has attended the mother during the
prenatal period, will be present at delivery and will be responsible for care
during the puerperium period; and
(L) Qualified personnel-A person trained and
competent in the services which s/he provides and is licensed or certified as
required by statute or professional standard.
(2) The following procedures are required for licensing a birthing center:
(A) A license to
establish and operate a birthing center shall be required of any facility other
than a hospital or the mother's residence where births are planned to occur and
where childbirth deliveries may be performed;
(B) Application for licensure of a birthing
center shall be made in writing to the department on forms provided by the
department. Each application for a license shall be accompanied by an annual
license fee of two hundred dollars ($200);
(C) The application shall be made by the
person(s) or corporation operating the facility;
(D) The licensee shall notify the department
in writing of any change in the name of the facility or change in the
ownership;
(E) Separate licenses
are required for facilities maintained on separate sites even though operated
by the same owner;
(F) The license
shall be conspicuously posted in a public area in the facility; and
(G) A license shall not be issued by the
department until a facility is in compliance with all requirements of
19
CSR 30-30.090. In addition, a facility shall be in
compliance with
19
CSR 30-30.100 or
19
CSR 30-30.110, depending on the number of birthing
rooms in the facility.
*Original authority 1975, amended 1986.
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