New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Chapter V - Medical Facilities
Subchapter C - State Hospital Code
Article 2 - Medical Facility Construction
Part 712 - Standards Of Construction For General Hospital Facilities
Subpart 712-1 - Standards For General Hospital Construction Projects Approved Or Completed Prior To October 14, 1998
Section 712-1.4 - Maternity nursing units
Universal Citation: 10 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs § 712-1.4
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 12, March 26, 2025
Hospitals that provide perinatal services shall have a maternity patient nursing unit, an obstetrical suite, and a newborn nursery unit so located as to prevent traffic through them to any other part of the hospital. These units shall be completely separate from all other clinical services, including the gynecological service. The maternity unit shall comply with the minimum requirements for other nursing units as required by this Subpart.
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