Section 130.817 - System for Referral(A) The free-standing birth center shall have a written agreement with a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist, and a pediatrician or neonatologist for the provision of 24 hour consultation, referral and transfer to appropriate hospital facilities for obstetric/newborn care.(B) Each hospital-affiliated birth center shall develop written agreements or policies for the provision of 24 hour consultation with an obstetrician/gynecologist and a pediatrician or neonatologist with clinical privileges at the parent hospital. If the parent hospital does not provide obstetrics and newborn services, the birth center must meet the requirements set forth in 105 CMR 142.506(A).Adopted by Mass Register Issue 1343, eff. 4/7/2017.