# COMAR Title 30 — Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS)

## Subtitle 08 — Designation of Trauma and Specialty Referral Centers

### Chapter 12 — Perinatal and Neonatal Referral Center Standards

#### Regulation .06 Obstetric Personnel.

*COMAR 30.08.12.06*

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            A. A physician board-certified in obstetrics/gynecology shall be a member of the medical staff and have programmatic responsibility for obstetrical services;
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            B. A physician board-certified in maternal-fetal medicine shall be a member of the medical staff and have programmatic responsibility for obstetrical services;
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            C. A physician board-certified in maternal-fetal medicine shall be a member of the medical staff and have programmatic responsibility for high-risk obstetrical services;
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            D. A physician board-certified in anesthesiology shall be a member of the medical staff and have programmatic responsibility for obstetrical anesthesia services;
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            E. A physician board-certified or an active candidate for board certification in maternal-fetal medicine on the medical staff, in active practice available at all times and, if needed, in-house within 30 minutes; and
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            F. A physician board-certified or an active candidate for board-certification in obstetrics/gynecology shall be present in-house 24 hours a day and immediately available to the delivery area when a patient is in active labor.
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