§ 20-9-403 - Regulation by Division of Health of the Department of Health and Human Services. - Arkansas Statutes

20-9-403. Regulation by Division of Health of the Department of Health and Human Services.

(a) The Division of Health of the Department of Health and Human Services shall establish and enforce regulations:

(1) Setting minimum standards for the construction, maintenance, and operation of a free-standing birthing center; and

(2) Setting qualifications for medical directors of free-standing birthing centers and for physicians who will perform deliveries in free-standing birthing centers.

(b) A free-standing birthing center shall meet life safety code and construction standards developed by the National Fire Protection Association and shall comply with regulations developed by the division.