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Oklahoma Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 11, 2021) |
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TITLE 310. Oklahoma State Department of Health |
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Chapter 616. Birthing Centers Regulations |
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Subchapter 1. General Provisions |
SECTION 310:616-1-2. Definitions
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- The words and terms, when used in this Chapter, shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise."Administrator" means a person acting in authority and who is responsible for all events and day-to-day operations of the birthing center."Applicant" means a person, firm, corporation, organization or association applying for a license to operate a birthing center."Birthing center" means a freestanding facility, place or institution, which is maintained or established primarily for the purpose of providing services of a certified midwife or licensed physician to assist or attend a woman in delivery and birth, and where a woman is scheduled in advance to give birth following a normal, uncomplicated, low-risk pregnancy."Birth room" means a home-like room where births are planned to occur with the availability of emergency equipment."Board" means the State Board of Health."Department" means the Oklahoma State Department of Health."License" means a document issued by the Department and renewable annually, provided the institution complies with all requirements of these regulations and the assessed fee."Licensed birth attendant" means a doctor of medicine or osteopathy or a certified nurse-midwife (CNM) licensed in the state of Oklahoma."Low risk" means a normal, uncomplicated prenatal course as determined by adequate prenatal care and prospects for a normal, uncomplicated birth as defined by generally accepted criteria of maternal and fetal health."Medical director" means a doctor of medicine or osteopathy who is licensed pursuant to the laws of this state with no restrictive sanctions and is commissioned by the birthing center to consult and advise on the medical component of the patient care program of the birthing center."Midwife" means a person educated in the discipline of nursing and midwifery, certified by the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) and licensed by the state to engage in the practice of midwifery and as a registered nurse."Midwifery" means the application of scientific principles in the art of "with women" care during uncomplicated pregnancy, birth and puerperium including care of the newborn, support of the family unit and gynecologic health care."Referral hospital" means a hospital identified by the birthing center to receive mothers and/or infants who are not low risk."Transfer agreement" means a formally adopted mutual agreement between the birthing center, a suitable emergency transport system, and a hospital which provides obstetrical services and is located within a thirty minute travel distance."The Hospital Licensure Act" also known as "the Act" means Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes, sections 1-701 through 1-709 inclusive, as amended.