Section 142.425 - Rooms in Which Births Take Place(A) Rooms in which births take place shall be located on a grade level to provide unimpeded, rapid access to an exit of the building where emergency transportation vehicles may be accommodated. Such rooms may be located on a level above or below a grade level provided that such levels have access to a grade level via an elevator of adequate size to accommodate a standard ambulance stretcher or cot.(B) Each room in which births take place shall be spacious enough to accommodate family belongings and the following equipment and supplies: (1) A double bed or a bed large enough to safely accommodate mother and baby;(3) Bedside/procedure tables;(C) Each room in which births take place shall have access to a sink with hot and cold running water with elbow-wrist controls.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1272, eff. 10/24/2014.