3701-7-09 Maternity homes: services, staff and records.

(A) The maternity home shall have the ancillary and support staff necessary for the provision of the maternity home’s services.

(B) The maternity home shall assure all staff members provide services in accordance with applicable, current and accepted standards of practice and the clinical capabilities of the maternity home;

(C) Prior to admission, the maternity home shall provide the following, in writing to the prospective resident or the representative of the prospective resident:

(1) An itemized list of fees for all services provided by the home;

(2) A list of the services provided at the maternity home, to include at least the following;

(a) Medical services;

(b) Nursing services; and

(c) Social services; and

(3) A list of services available to the resident within the home or outside of the home within a reasonable proximity, along with instructions on how to obtain such services.

(D) The maternity home shall designate a person as administrator to be responsible for day to day operations of the home, assuring that resident needs are met at all times and for assuring compliance with these rules.

(E) The maternity home shall retain the services of a medical director. The medical director shall be a physician licensed to practice in Ohio and qualified in obstetrics. The medical director shall be responsible for the initiation and maintenance of policies and procedures for the prenatal and, where applicable, postpartum care of maternity home residents in the home.

(F) If the maternity home operates a nursery, a physician licensed to practice in Ohio qualified in pediatrics shall be retained to direct the care of the infants including the initiation and maintenance of policies and procedures necessary for this care.

(G) The maternity home shall retain the services of an appropriate health professional licensed in Ohio to direct the nursing activities, including the initiation and maintenance of policies and procedures dealing with nursing care.

(H) A nurse, licensed in Ohio, shall be on duty at all times that the nursery is occupied, in a maternity home that operates a nursery.

(I) The medical records of the women residents shall include, but not be limited to, prenatal history, physical examination, and treatment and medication orders.

(J) The medical records of the infant residents shall include, but not be limited to, a history of gestation, delivery, and immediate postnatal period, physical examination, and treatment and medication orders.

(K) The maternity home shall document any complications and adverse events.

(L) The maternity home shall keep all records and reports for not less than two years and such records and reports shall be available for inspection by the director or his authorized representative.

Effective: 08/01/2008

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 03/26/2008 and 03/01/2013

Promulgated Under: 119.03

Statutory Authority: 3701.34, 3711.02

Rule Amplifies: 3711.05, 3711.06, 3711.10

Prior Effective Dates: 7/15/1976, 4/30/03