Section 501.72. Birth center services

(a) There shall be a Physician Director of Medical Affairs who is a licensed physician.

(b) A Physician Director of Medical Affairs, who is not certified as an obstetrician or pediatrician, shall have developed consultant services in these specialties for the birth center by contractual arrangement.

(c) The Physician Director of Medical Affairs shall insure that the following services are provided:

(1) Immediate availability of physician services through direct communication, by radio, telephone or telecommunications.

(2) An agreement with a Board certified obstetrician and Board certified pediatrician, including arrangements for hospital admission of mother and newborn infant, in order to ensure effective care in life threatening situations.

(3) Review, by the Physician Director of Medical Affairs and Director of Midwifery Services on a semiannual basis, of records of mothers and newborn infants discharged or transferred from the birth center during that 6 month period.