The Florida Senate

Agree to conform to all departmental and agency requirements to ensure high quality in the provision of services, including criteria adopted by departmental and agency rule concerning staffing ratios, medical records, standards of care, equipment, space, and such other standards and criteria as the department and agency deem appropriate as specified by rule.

Agree to provide information to the department and agency, in a form and manner to be prescribed by rule of the department and agency, concerning the care provided to all patients in neonatal intensive care centers and high-risk maternity care.

Agree to accept all patients for neonatal intensive care and high-risk maternity care, regardless of ability to pay, on a functional space-available basis.

Agree to develop arrangements with other maternity and neonatal care providers in the hospital’s region for the appropriate receipt and transfer of patients in need of specialized maternity and neonatal intensive care services.

Agree to establish and provide a developmental evaluation and services program for certain high-risk neonates, as prescribed and defined by rule of the department.

Agree to sponsor a program of continuing education in perinatal care for health care professionals within the region of the hospital, as specified by rule.

Agree to provide backup and referral services to the county health departments and other low-income perinatal providers within the hospital’s region, including the development of written agreements between these organizations and the hospital.

Agree to arrange for transportation for high-risk obstetrical patients and neonates in need of transfer from the community to the hospital or from the hospital to another more appropriate facility.