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(B) after a documented period of prenatal care for a normal, uncomplicated pregnancy that is determined to be low-risk through physical examinations, and through risk assessments conducted in accordance with the standards developed under 7 AAC 12.403(f); and

(C) who do not require hospitalization. (b) Notwithstanding (a)(2)(B), (C), and (D) of this section, a hospital or other health facility may own and operate a birth center if

(1) the birth center is physically separate from the hospital’s obstetrical unit;

(2) each primary care provider in the birth center is a midwife;

(3) the birth center operates as an administratively autonomous department and is responsible for reporting directly to the governing body of the hospital or health facility on all matters concerning the birth center; and

(4) the birth center is licensed separately. (c) In addition to the provisions of 7 AAC 12.401 — 7 AAC 12.449, a free-standing birth center is subject to the applicable requirements of 7 AAC 12.600(a), (e), and (g). (Eff. 11/19/83, Register 88; am 9/30/2007, Register 183) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.32.010 AS 47.32.030 7 AAC 12.402. Penalties. Repealed 11/19/83. Editor’s note: The substance of this regulation was revised and reorganized as part of a comprehensive revision of this chapter, effective 11/19/83, Register 88, and appears in 7 AAC 12.620. The history note at the end of that section does not reflect the history of this section. 7 AAC 12.403. General service requirements; restrictions. (a) A birth center may provide midwifery services only to a woman who is a low-risk