| Last Action | 01/11/21: to Health & Welfare (S) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to free-standing alternative birthing centers. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Bill Request Number | 1091 |
| Sponsors | A. Kerr, J. Adams |
| Summary of Original Version | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 216B to define "free-standing alternative birthing center"; require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate administrative regulations to establish licensure standards for free-standing alternative birthing centers including requiring accreditation by the Commission for the Accreditation of Birth Centers, compliance with the American Association of Birth Centers (AABC) Standards for Birth Centers, and a six-month provisional license to be issued when all requirements for licensure other than accreditation have been met to allow a facility time to become accredited; require the cabinet to form an ad hoc committee to provide input on the development of administrative regulations; state that a certificate of need is not required to establish and license a free-standing alternative birthing center; amend KRS 216B.020 to conform; add the short title Mary Carol Akers Birth Centers Act. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Short Titles and Popular Names - Mary Carol Akers Birth Centers Act Health and Medical Services - Free-standing alternative birthing centers, licensing and certificate of need Licensing - Free-standing alternative birthing centers, licensing and certificate of need Nurses - Free-standing alternative birthing centers, licensing and certificate of need Physicians and Practitioners - Free-standing alternative birthing centers, licensing and certificate of need |
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