365-K - Provision of prenatal care services.

§  365-k.  Provision  of  prenatal  care services. 1. The commissioner  shall establish standards and guidelines for the provision  of  prenatal  care services under the medical assistance program. In establishing such  standards  and  guidelines,  the  commissioner  shall consider generally  accepted standards of professional practice, including, but not  limited  to,  standards  issued  by  the  American  College  of Obstetricians and  Gynecologists and the American Academy of Pediatrics, and shall  consult  with prenatal care providers and other interested parties.    2.  For  purposes  of  this  title,  "prenatal  care provider" means a  medical care facility or public  or  private  not-for-profit  agency  or  organization,   physician,  licensed  nurse  practitioner,  or  licensed  midwife practicing  on  an  individual  or  group  basis  that  provides  prenatal  care  or  managed  care  plan  that  contracts  with  prenatal  providers.