La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XLV-5331

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 5, May 20, 2024

Section XLV-5331 - Prenatal Visits [Formerly Section 5317 and Section 5323.B]

A. Prenatal visits should be every four weeks until 28 weeks gestation, every two weeks from 28 until 35 weeks gestation, and weekly from 36 weeks until delivery.

B. For home birth, the licensed midwife practitioner will make a home visit three to five weeks prior to the estimated date of confinement (EDC) to assess the physical environment, including the availability of telephone and transportation, and to ascertain whether the client has all the necessary supplies.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XLV-5331

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 12:519 (August 1986), amended by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 17:779 (August 1991), Amended by the Department of Health, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 421292 (8/1/2016).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1270 and 37:3241-3259.