333.20715 Compliance requirements.

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Sec. 20715.

Subject to this part, part 171, and any rules promulgated for purposes of this part and part 171, a freestanding birth center shall comply with all of the following:

(a)Have a plan to identify needs caused by social determinants of health and, with the consent of a patient, refer the patient to a support service to address the patient's needs. For purposes of this subdivision, "support service" includes, but is not limited to, a food assistance program, a counseling service, an early childhood development resource, a housing assistance program, or an intimate partner violence support group.

(b)Develop, implement, and enforce written policies and procedures for the freestanding birth center's operations. The policies and procedures must be made available to health care providers and other personnel who are employed by or under contract with the freestanding birth center and must comply with all of the following:

(i)Be administered in a manner that provides quality health care services in a safe environment.

(ii)Identify a process for hiring, credentialing, and training staff.

(iii)Ensure that the right of a patient to informed consent and to refuse treatment is upheld at every stage of care.

(iv)Include a process by which health care providers who are employed by or under contract with the freestanding birth center comply with all of the following:

(A)Refer a patient to services that are not directly provided by the freestanding birth center, including, but not limited to, outside laboratory testing services, lactation support services, and childbirth education.

(B)Consult with another health care provider.

(C)Refer a patient to another health care provider.

(D)Transfer the care of a patient to another health care provider with the informed consent of the patient.

(E)Initiate patient transport to a hospital described under subdivision

(e)when needed by calling 9-1-1 or an ambulance operation or by arranging other means for patient transport.

(F)Notify a hospital described under subdivision

(e)of the freestanding birth center's license.

(v)Include a process by which a patient's medical record is provided to another health care provider upon the patient's request or if the patient is transferred as described in subparagraph (iv)(D) or (E).

(c)Ensure that services are provided in a community setting with adequate space for furnishings, equipment, supplies, and accommodations for patients and the families of patients.

(d)Ensure that a patient is notified of each health care provider within the freestanding birth center who maintains a malpractice liability insurance policy and each health care provider who does not.

(e)Identify a hospital to which a patient may be transferred from the freestanding birth center and that is in close proximity to the freestanding birth center.

History: Add. 2024, Act 252 , Eff. Apr. 2, 2025

Popular Name: Act 368