Committee Probes Safety, Transfer Plans and Inspection Regime for Proposed Freestanding Birth Centers
Witnesses described clinical staffing, transfer rates and inspections for freestanding birth centers; Department of Health said inspections would be nurse-led and initial licensure would require a pre-licensure inspection.
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Committee members questioned how freestanding birth centers would operate, how they would handle emergencies and what inspection and oversight mechanisms VDH would apply if S.18 becomes law.
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