The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Amanda Trapp.
DIGEST
SB 151 Original 2024 Regular Session Carter
Present law authorizes the Louisiana Department of Health to promulgate and publish rules and
regulations for the licensing of free-standing birth centers.
Proposed law retains present law and adds additional requirements for the department to include in
its rules.
Proposed law repeals the requirement that free-standing birth centers be located within a
ground-travel-time distance from a general acute care hospital providing obstetric services which
allows for an emergency cesarean delivery to begin within 30 minutes of the decision that a cesarean
delivery is necessary.
Effective August 1, 2024.
(Amends R.S. 40:2180.25(B)(2))