LAC 48:I.9557
LAC 48:I.9557. Policies and Procedures
Cite as La. Admin. Code tit. 48, pt. I, § 9557
A. An ABU shall develop, implement, enforce, monitor, and review annually the policies and procedures specific to the care and services of the mother and newborn. The policies and procedures shall be jointly developed by the medical director and professional staff and adopted by the governing body. These policies and procedures shall include, but are not limited to:
1. staffing;
2. admission criteria;
3. educational services;
4. consent for medical treatment and care;
5. initial and continuing risk assessment by the CNM;
6. criteria for consultation with collaborative physicians;
7. water birth;
8. external fetal monitoring (EFM);
9. nursing assessments;
10. medication administration;
11. laboratory and diagnostic services;
12. dietary services;
13. obstetric and pediatric consultation services;
14. newborn care, including:
a. pulse oximetry heart disease screening; and
b. circumcision of a male newborn by a licensed OB/GYN or other qualified physician as determined by the governing body;
15. emergency procedures for the mother and/or newborn, including:
a. maternal emergent care policy;
b. newborn emergent care policy;
c. maternal transfer to an acute care unit within the hospital or transfer to another hospital;
d. newborn transfer to an acute care unit within the hospital or transfer to another hospital;
e. precipitous delivery; and
f. newborn abduction;
16. family support and participation, including:
a. criteria for labor and delivery attendance; and
b. doula;
17. unique identification for mother and newborn;
18. delivery log;
19. mother/baby couplet aftercare, including:
a. lactation support services;
b. social services; and
c. home health care services, if applicable;
20. maternal and newborn discharge, including:
a. length of stay; and
b. child passenger restraint system;
21. follow-up postpartum and newborn care; and
22. hospital staff on call policy and procedure.