Title: Birth Center License
Alternate Title:
Description: Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
Subject: Health Care
Health Care Facilities
Creation Date: 9/11/2008 2:11:12 PM
Modification Date: 5/6/2025 2:14:39 PM
Agency Name: Health (MDH), Minnesota Department of
Agency URL: https://www.health.state.mn.us
Agency Description:
The Minnesota Department of Health is the state's lead public health agency, responsible for protecting, maintaining and improving the health of all Minnesotans.
Agency Phone: 651-201-5000
888-345-0823
Agency Fax: Agency URL: https://www.health.state.mn.us
Agency Address: Health, Minnesota Dept. of
625 Robert St. N.
P.O. Box 64975
St. Paul
MN
55164-0975
Division Name: Health Regulation Division
Division URL:
Division Description:
Division Phone: 651-201-4200
Division Fax: Division URL:
Unit Name: Licensing Certification Program
Unit URL:
Unit Description:
Unit Phone: 651-201-4200
Unit Fax: Contact person(s): health.hrd-fedlcr@state.mn.us
Unit URL:
Audience: Hold
Application URL:
Renewal URL:
Versa URL:
Requirements:
Review Birth Center License
"Birth Center" means a facility licensed for the primary purpose of performing low-risk deliveries that is not a hospital or licensed as a part of a hospital and where births are planned to occur away from the mother’s usual residence following a low-risk pregnancy.
Temporary license
MDH may issue a temporary license to the birth center that is valid for a period of six months from the date of issuance. A temporary license may be renewed for one additional six-month period. The birth center must apply online, upload required document(s) and pay the applicable fee for licensure.
Required documents:
- Documentation that the birth center has submitted an application for accreditation to the CABC.
Full initial license
To be eligible for licensure, a birth center must be accredited by the CABC or must obtain accreditation within six-months of the date of the application for licensure. Upon receipt of accreditation from the CABC, the birth center must apply online for a new license, upload required documents and pay the required applicable fee for licensure.
Required documents:
- Documentation that the accreditation has been issued, including the accreditation decision letter from the CABC showing the effective and expiration dates of the accreditation.
- Date of the last visit by the CABC.
- The self-evaluation report.
- Any reports from the CABC following a site visit.
- Procedures in place specifying criteria by which risk status will be established and applied to each woman at admission and during labor.
- Evidence of Compliance with Workers’ Compensation Coverage Provisions.
Renewal license
Current license holders will receive a renewal notice from the system at least 90 days prior to their expiration date. Please do not create a new account to submit a renewal application. If all your correspondence from MDH is going through a shared email box, please check your spam folder or ask the staff person who monitors the shared email box for instructions.
Required documents:
- A current documentation that the accreditation has been issued, including the accreditation decision letter from the CABC showing the effective and expiration dates of the accreditation.
- Date of the last visit by the CABC.
- The self-evaluation report.
- Any reports from the CABC following a site visit.
- Procedures in place specifying criteria by which risk status will be established and applied to each woman at admission and during labor.
- Evidence of Compliance with Workers’ Compensation Coverage Provisions.
Rules:
Statutes: 144.615
144.651
Forms:
Hospitals, Clinics and Residential Treatment Facilities
Fees:
License fee - $365
Period of Issuance:
License is renewed every two years.
Length of Determination:
Applications should be submitted at least 90 days prior to the anticipated opening date.
Other Info:
Activity: Board and Lodging with Special Services
License Detail URL:
Birth Center License
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