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7 AAC 12.404. Application. Before providing services, a free-standing birth center must have a current license issued under 7 AAC 12.605 — 7 AAC 12.610. In addition to meeting the requirements of 7 AAC 12.605 — 7 AAC 12.610, the applicant shall provide the following information with the initial application for a license, and with each application for renewal:
(1) identification of the proposed service area;
(2) an assessment of the demographic data and vital statistics of the community served, including
(A) the population to be served;
(B) environmental factors that might affect access to the birth center or transfer to a hospital;
(C) availability of and access to maternal and newborn services, including
(i)practitioners;#
(i) practitioners;
(ii)hospital obstetrics and newborn services;#
(ii) hospital obstetrics and newborn services;
(iii) home birth services;
(iv) family-centered maternity care programs;
(v) birth rooms and suites;