Arkansas Code Title 20, Subtitle 2, Chapter 9, Subchapter 4 - Free-Standing Birthing Centers

• § 20-9-401 - Definitions.
  As used in this subchapter: (1) "Free-standing birthing center" means any facility, institution, or place, which is not an ambulatory surgical center or a...
• § 20-9-402 - Deliveries -- Dismissal of Mother and Infant.
  (a) A free-standing birthing center shall have a qualified medical director, and deliveries shall be performed by a qualified physician or by a certified...
• § 20-9-403 - Regulation by Department of Health.
  (a) The Department of Health shall establish and enforce regulations: (1) Setting minimum standards for the construction, maintenance, and operation of a free-standing birthing...
• § 20-9-404 - License Fee.
  The Department of Health may levy and collect a fee for the issuance of an annual license to a free-standing birthing center. The license...
• § 20-9-405 - Practice of Midwifery.
  Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to prohibit the lawful practice of lay midwifery in any location under the Licensed Lay Midwife Act,...

Last modified: November 15, 2016