Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) There shall be a physician director of the obstetric service who is responsible for all obstetric care in the hospital and is board certified in obstetrics.
(b) There shall be a nurse manager of the obstetric service, which may include labor and delivery, who is a registered professional nurse and who has:
1. A minimum of three years of experience in inpatient obstetric services within the five years immediately preceding the date of appointment;
2. Educational preparation in maternal-fetal neonatal nursing, in accordance with hospital policy; and
3. Completion of 24 contact hours in maternal-fetal or neonatal nursing approved by a nationally recognized nurse education accrediting body every three years.
(c) All health professionals assigned to the post-partum service shall be trained in the care of both mothers and infants.
(d) For all obstetrics staff who provide breastfeeding care and consultation, the hospital shall develop and implement an education and training program for employee orientation and annual employee in-services, thereafter, that addresses:
1. Training content and printed teaching materials concerning the topics specified at 8:43G-19.2(a) that are developed using current evidence-based source materials and are free of commercial interests;
2. A review of hospital policies and procedures that support breastfeeding, including those required at 8:43G-19.2, 19.12, 19.14, and 19.15;
3. A review of the printed materials that the hospital provides to obstetrics patients and strategies for supporting and reinforcing the contents of those materials; and
4. A review of the training program's content and efficacy every three years and revisions made at any time as necessary.
(e) A hospital designated as a CPC-Intensive or Regional Perinatal Center shall have an advanced practice nurse who is responsible for in-house training in perinatal care.
1. This individual shall be a registered professional nurse with a master's degree in a maternal and child health nursing specialty from an accredited college or university and who has:
i. A minimum of three years experience in maternal and child health inpatient services within the five years immediately preceding the date of appointment; and
ii. Certification in Perinatal Nursing conferred by the American Nurses Credentialing Center or the National Certification Corporation for the Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing Specialties.
