Section 142.500 - Birth Center Governing Body(A) Each free-standing birth center, whether organized as proprietary or not for profit health services, under sole ownership, partnership or corporate group, shall identify a governing body with full authority and responsibility for overall policy and fiscal management of the facility and the services.(B) The governing body of a free-standing birth center shall develop and maintain a written organizational plan.(C) The governing body of the parent hospital of a hospital-affiliated birth center assumes full authority and responsibility for the overall policy, fiscal management and services provided by the birth center.(D) The governing body is responsible for the appointment of the clinical birth center staff and the delineation of all clinical privileges.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1272, eff. 10/24/2014.