Louisiana § RS 40:2180.24 - Licensure of free-standing birth centers
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§ RS 40:2180.24. Licensure of free-standing birth centers
A. All free-standing birth centers shall be licensed by the Louisiana Department of Health. No facility, place, center, agency, person, institution, corporation, partnership, unincorporated association, group, or other legal entity providing free-standing birth center services shall be established or operated, or be reimbursed under the Medicaid program, unless licensed as a free-standing birth center by the department to perform such services.
B. A license issued to a free-standing birth center shall be valid for one geographic location and issued to the entity or person and premises named in the license application.
C. A license issued pursuant to this Part shall be valid for twelve months unless revoked or otherwise suspended prior to that date, commencing with the month of issuance.
D. Unless otherwise renewed or stated in the rules promulgated by the department, a license issued pursuant to this Part shall expire on the last day of the twelfth month after the date of issuance.
E. A license issued pursuant to this Part shall be on a form prescribed by the department.
F. A license issued pursuant to this Part shall not be transferrable or assignable.
G. A license issued to a free-standing birth center shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises.
Acts 2019, No. 332, §1, eff. June 11, 2019.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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