Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 37.106 - HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
Subchapter 37.106.10 - Minimum Standards for Outpatient Facilities
Rule 37.106.1006 - DEFINITIONS

(1) "Low risk patient" means a pregnant woman with a normal, uncomplicated prenatal course as determined by adequate prenatal care and prospects for a normal, uncomplicated birth as defined by reasonable and generally accepted criteria of maternal and fetal health.

(2) "Medical director" means a physician licensed under Title 37, MCA, who oversees the services provided in an outpatient center for primary care. The medical director may also serve in the outpatient center for primary care as a licensed health care professional.

(3) "Outpatient birth center" means a facility that provides comprehensive prenatal, delivery, and newborn care to ambulatory, low risk patients under the direction of a health care provider who is licensed under Title 37, MCA, and is operating within the scope of practice allowed by the health care provider's license. Outpatient birthing services are provided on an outpatient basis for a period of generally less than 24 consecutive hours, unless requiring transfer to another level of care if medically indicated.

(4) "Outpatient center for primary care" means a facility that provides, under the direction of a licensed physician, either diagnosis or treatment, or both, to ambulatory patients and that is not an outpatient center for surgical services.