Hospital-affiliated birth centers are required to operate under a hospital license issued pursuant to M.G.L. c. 111, §§ 51 through 56 and to comply with the requirements of 105 CMR 130.000: Hospital Licensure with the exception of those standards governing obstetric and newborn services ( 105 CMR 130.600 through 130.699).
105 CMR, § 142.302