{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-9-401","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 20-9-401","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this subchapter:\n\n(1) \"Freestanding birthing center\" means any facility, institution, or place, which is not an ambulatory surgical center or a hospital or in a hospital, organized to provide family-centered maternity care for women and childbearing families in which births are planned to occur in a homelike atmosphere away from the mothers' usual residences following a low-risk pregnancy; and\n\n(2) \"Low-risk pregnancy\" means a normal uncomplicated pregnancy as determined by a generally accepted course of prenatal care and expectation of a normal uncomplicated birth as defined by reasonable and generally accepted criteria of maternal and fetal health.","path":["AR Code","Title 20","Chapter 9","Subchapter 4"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"42f7b79c8e4d2b9ed8c383aef5d72b2061187d4c7f82d7bc411474367a7d13a4","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-9-314","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-20-9-402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}