A. Each hospital and freestanding birth center shall: (1) adopt and maintain written policies and procedures authorizing a patient to select a doula of the patient's choice to accompany the patient within the facility's premises for the purposes of providing services during pregnancy, childbirth and the twelve-month postpartum period; (2) provide a written copy of the policies and procedures adopted pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this subsection to: (a) health care providers providing services related to pregnancy, childbirth or the twelve-month postpartum period at the facility; (b) patients receiving services related to pregnancy, childbirth or the twelve- month postpartum period at the facility; and (c) any other person, at the request of the patient; and (3) post a notice of the facility's policies and procedures adopted pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this subsection: (a) in the room of a patient admitted to the facility for services related to pregnancy, childbirth or the twelve-month postpartum period; and (b) on the facility's website. B. The authority may adopt rules in accordance with the Doula Credentialing and Access Act necessary to effectuate the purposes of that act. History: Laws 2025, ch. 20, § 7.
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