Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health
Chapter 616 - Birthing Centers Regulations
Subchapter 5 - Minimum Standards
Section 310:616-5-1 - Admission
Current through Vol. 41, No. 13, March 15, 2024
(a) Admission to the birthing center shall be limited to low risk, uncomplicated pregnancies, with an anticipated spontaneous vaginal delivery, which, determined by history of prenatal care and risk criteria, predicts a normal, uncomplicated birth. Regional or general anesthesia shall not be utilized in the birthing center.
(b) Each birthing center shall have sufficient space to accommodate participating family members and support personnel of the patient's choice and shall provide care for childbearing women during pregnancy, birth and puerperium with public service standards accessible to acute care obstetrical and newborn services.
(c) A woman who develops any condition that causes her to deviate from having a low-risk birth shall be referred and transferred to the appropriate referral hospital when the abnormal condition is recognized.
(d) Infants who are born with or develop problems following birth shall also be referred to the appropriate hospital or physician.
Added at 9 Ok Reg 1715, eff 4-23-92 (emergency); Added at 9 Ok Reg 1979, eff 6-11-92
