(a) The Department shall adopt rules for the administration and enforcement of this Act. (b) Rules adopted by the Department under this Act shall stipulate: (1) the eligibility criteria for birth center admission that are consistent with accreditation standards and the certified nurse midwife's or physician's scope of practice; (2) the necessary equipment for emergency care according to the Commission for Accreditation of Birth Centers' standards; (3) the minimum elements required in the transfer agreement between a birth center and a receiving birth hospital with at least a Level 1 perinatal designation, including the amount of travel time between facilities in rural and nonrural areas, the staff required to transfer patients, and the mode of emergency transportation between facilities; and (4) the equipment used by the birth center to ensure that it is compatible with the health and safety of the patients. admission that are consistent with accreditation standards and the certified nurse midwife's or physician's scope of practice; according to the Commission for Accreditation of Birth Centers' standards; agreement between a birth center and a receiving birth hospital with at least a Level 1 perinatal designation, including the amount of travel time between facilities in rural and nonrural areas, the staff required to transfer patients, and the mode of emergency transportation between facilities; and that it is compatible with the health and safety of the patients.
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