(210 ILCS 170/60)

Sec. 60. Rules.

(a) The Department shall adopt rules for the administration and enforcement of this Act.

(b) Rules adopted by the Department under this Act shall stipulate:

(1) the eligibility criteria for birth center admission that are consistent with accreditation standards and the certified nurse midwife's or physician's scope of practice;

(2) the necessary equipment for emergency care according to the Commission for Accreditation of Birth Centers' standards;

(3) the minimum elements required in the transfer agreement between a birth center and a receiving birth hospital with at least a Level 1 perinatal designation, including the amount of travel time between facilities in rural and nonrural areas, the staff required to transfer patients, and the mode of emergency transportation between facilities; and

(4) the equipment used by the birth center to ensure that it is compatible with the health and safety of the patients.

(Source: P.A. 102-518, eff. 8-20-21.)