Arkansas § 20-9-401 Definitions

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§ 20-9-401 — Definitions

Arkansas § 20-9-401

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Bluebook

Ark. Code Ann. § 20-9-401 (2026).

Text

As used in this subchapter:

(1)"Freestanding birthing center" means any facility, institution, or place, which is not an ambulatory surgical center or a hospital or in a hospital, organized to provide family-centered maternity care for women and childbearing families in which births are planned to occur in a homelike atmosphere away from the mothers' usual residences following a low-risk pregnancy; and (2) "Low-risk pregnancy" means a normal uncomplicated pregnancy as determined by a generally accepted course of prenatal care and expectation of a normal uncomplicated birth as defined by reasonable and generally accepted criteria of maternal and fetal health.

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As used in this subchapter: (1) "Freestanding birthing center" means any facility, institution, or place, which is not an ambulatory surgical center or a hospital or in a hospital, organized to provide family-centered maternity care for women and childbearing families in which births are planned to occur in a homelike atmosphere away from the mothers' usual residences following a low-risk pregnancy; and (2) "Low-risk pregnancy" means a normal uncomplicated pregnancy as determined by a generally accepted course of prenatal care and expectation of a normal uncomplicated birth as defined by reasonable and generally accepted criteria of maternal and fetal health.