This Subchapter establishes the rules and regulations governing the organization,

This Subchapter establishes the rules and regulations governing the organization, staffing, and delivery of neonatal care within facilities designated as Level II – Special Care. It is intended to ensure that mothers and their newborns receive safe, effective, and timely clinical services in accordance with current standards of professional practice. These requirements apply to all facilities designated as Level II – Special Care, which manage neonates of thirty-two (32) weeks gestational age or greater and birth weight of at least fifteen hundred (1,500) grams, as well as those that may transiently retain more immature or lower–birth–weight infants. The Subchapter further mandates the implementation of a comprehensive Performance Improvement (PI) Plan to monitor outcomes and drive continuous improvement in neonatal services.