(1) The Department of Health shall establish and enforce rules: Setting minimum standards for the construction, maintenance, and operation of a freestanding birthing center; and
(2) Setting qualifications for medical directors of freestanding birthing centers and for physicians who will perform deliveries in freestanding birthing centers.
(3) A freestanding birthing center shall meet life safety code and construction standards developed by the National Fire Protection Association and shall comply with rules developed by the department.