Rule 37.106.420 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR A HOSPITAL: OBSTETRICAL SERVICESIf a hospital provides obstetrical services, the hospital shall comply with the following requirements:
(1) Obstetrical services must be under the supervision of a licensed registered nurse on a 24-hour basis.(2) A maternity patient shall only be placed in a room with other maternity patients. The use of maternity rooms for other than maternity patients shall be restricted to noninfected gynecological and surgical patients. A maternity patient with infection shall be isolated in a separate room outside of the obstetrical service.(3) An equipped room must be provided for each patient in labor.(4) At least one delivery room must be provided.(5) A delivery record shall be made for a maternity patient delivering and include, but not be limited to, the following information: (a) starting time of patient's labor;(b) time of birth of patient's newborn;(c) anesthesia used on patient;(d) whether an episiotomy was performed on patient;(e) whether forceps were used in delivery;(f) names of attending physicians;(g) names of attending nurses;(h) names of all other persons attending delivery;(j) time of eye prophylactic treatment and name of drug used.(6) A newborn must be marked for identification before removal from the delivery area.Mont. Admin. r. 37.106.420
NEW, 1980 MAR p. 1587, Eff. 6/13/80; TRANS, from DHES, 2002 MAR p. 185.Sec. 50-5-103 and 50-5-404, MCA; IMP, Sec. 50-5-103, 50-5-204 and 50-5-404, MCA;