Establishment of program; certification

Sec. 1. (a) The state department shall establish a program to certify perinatal levels of care designations for every hospital and birthing center licensed under this article that provides birthing services. (b) The program must include obstetrics level certification and neonatal level certification. (c) The certification under this chapter is not part of licensure actions under this article. As added by P.L.16-2018, SEC.2.