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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: October 28, 2024) |
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59. Agency for Health Care Administration |
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59A. Health Facility and Agency Licensing |
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59A-11. Birth Center Standards And Licensure |
1(1) Before admission to services, a client shall be informed of:
12(a) The qualifications of the birth center clinical staff;
21(b) The risks related to out-of-hospital childbirth;
28(c) The benefits of out-of-hospital childbirth; and
35(d) The possibility of referral or transfer if complications arise during pregnancy or labor with additional costs for services rendered.
55(2) The birth center clinical staff shall obtain the client’s written consent for birth center services using form Consent to Deliver in a Birth Center, AHCA Form 3130-3003 November 2013, which is incorporated herein by reference and available at 94http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-04100 96and available from the Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop 31, Tallahassee, Florida 32308, or at the web address at: http://ahca.myflorida.com/MCHQ/Health_Facility_Regulation/Hospital_Outpatient/birthing.shtml.
121(3) The signed consent form shall be included with the client’s individual clinical record.
135Rulemaking Authority 137383.309 FS. 139Law Implemented 141383.31 FS. 143History–New 3-4-85, Formerly 10D-90.10, Amended 7-20-92, Formerly 10D-90.010, Amended 9-27-94, 5-15-14.
