A birthing center is a facility  or other  place  where human births  are planned  to occur. This does not  include  the  usual  residence  of  the  mother  or  any  facility  which  is  licensed  as  a hospital  or  the  private practice  of a physician  who attends  the birth.

Regulations and Code of Laws

• Regulation 61-102, Standards for Licensing Birthing Centers for Deliveries by Midwives
• State Certification of Need and Health Facility Licensure Act, Section 44-7-110, et seq.
• Care of the Newly Born, Section 44-37-10, et seq.
• Emerson Rose Act, Section 44-37-70, et seq.
• Birthing Center Licensure Act, Section 44-89-10, et seq.

Forms

• Application for Licensure
• Memo: Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) at Licensed Birthing Centers (12/15/10)