La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § I-6741

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section I-6741 - Delivery and Post-Partum
A. There shall be satisfactory provision for patients in labor, either in the patient's private room used exclusively during labor for obstetrical patients or in a designated special labor room. A crib style bed or beds provided with side rails shall be available.
B. Additional labor bed or beds shall be provided as required by the patient load.
C. There shall be a special room properly equipped as a delivery room and used for obstetrical purposes.
D. There shall be hand scrub facilities, including a sink with foot, knee, or elbow faucet control, adjacent to or in the delivery room.
E. There shall be adequate provision for washing instruments, utensils, and equipment which are cleaned within the delivery suite.
F. A nurse shall be in attendance during labor and delivery of a patient.
G. A standard technique in postpartum nursing care shall be established and practiced at the discretion of the attending physician.

La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § I-6741

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Office of the Secretary, Division of Licensing and Certification, LR 13:246 (April 1987).
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:2100-2113.