2022 House Bill 6438

Impose licensure mandate and regulations on “freestanding birth centers”

Introduced in the House

Oct. 11, 2022

Introduced by Rep. Laurie Pohutsky (D-19)

To impose a state licensure mandate and an array of regulations on “freestanding birth centers,” defined as a facility that is not already a hospital or surgical outpatient clinic that provides “midwifery care, low-risk deliveries, and newborn care immediately after delivery”.

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy