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Senate orders third reading of S.18 to license freestanding birth centers and exempt them from certificate-of-need
Summary
S.18, which would establish licensure for freestanding birth centers in Vermont, passed committee steps on March 25 and was ordered to third reading. Sponsors said licensure will expand care options, lower costs for some births and stem workforce loss to neighboring states.
The Vermont Senate on March 25 adopted committee recommendations and ordered third reading of S.18, a bill to license freestanding birth centers in the state.
Senator Gulick of Chittenden, reporting for the Committee on Health and Welfare, explained that S.18 creates a licensure framework for freestanding birth centershealth-care facilities that provide childbirth services in a midwifery and wellness model but are not hospitals. Gulick said national medical organizations and the White House maternal-health blueprint endorse birth centers as a safe,…
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