La. Admin. Code tit. 50 § XV-26901

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XV-26901 - General Provisions

A. In order to enroll to participate in the Louisiana Medicaid Program as a provider of labor and delivery services, the FSBC must:

1. be accredited by the Commission for Accreditation of Birth Centers; and

2. be approved/certified by the Medicaid medical director.

B. The FSBC shall be located within a ground travel time distance from a general acute care hospital with which the FSBC shall maintain a contractual relationship, including a transfer agreement, that allows for an emergency caesarian delivery to begin within 30 minutes of the decision a caesarian delivery is necessary.

La. Admin. Code tit. 50, § XV-26901

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 412360 (11/1/2015).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254, and Title XIX of the Social Security Act.