{"data":{"id":"us-vt/18-v.s.a.-2352","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"18 V.S.A. § 2352","heading":"License; prohibitions [Effective January 1, 2027 or on effective date of rules]","body":"(a) No person shall establish, maintain, or operate a birth center in this State without first obtaining a license for the birth center in accordance with this chapter.\n(b) A birth center may be independently owned and operated by a licensed maternity care provider or any other person who complies with the requirements of this chapter.\n(c) A birth center shall not offer or provide epidural anesthesia or a cesarean delivery.\n(d) No person shall represent itself as a “birth center” or use the term “birth center” in its title or in its advertising, publications, or other form of communication unless the person has been licensed as a birth center in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.\n(e) A license is not transferable or assignable and shall be issued only for the premises and persons named in the application.","path":["Title 18: Health","Chapter 053: Birth Center Licensing [Effective January 1, 2027 or on effective date of rules]"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/18/053/02352","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:02Z","sha256":"fad5c69b999cd522f415b7835c49afc2ada5ade3bd9cd1bca62266f56c4d50e3","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/18-v.s.a.-2351","next":"us-vt/18-v.s.a.-2353"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}