Deliveries — Dismissal of mother and infant.
Ark. Code Ann. § 20-9-402
in effect(a) A freestanding birthing center shall have a qualified medical director, and deliveries shall be performed by a qualified physician or by a certified nurse midwife in accordance with an arrangement with a physician as required by § 17-87-101 et seq.
(b) A mother and her infant shall be dismissed from a freestanding birthing center within twenty-four (24) hours of the admission.
Source: Public.Resource.Org / UniCourt, Official Code of Arkansas Annotated, Release 78 (2020) (unicourt.github.io/cic-code-ar)URL: https://unicourt.github.io/cic-code-ar/transforms/ar/ocar/r78/gov.ar.code.title.20.htmlFetched: 11/8/2026
