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            As used in this Subpart, the following terms have the meaning ascribed in this Section:

            (1) “Birthing center” means a healthcare facility, the primary purpose of which is the performance of low-risk deliveries, where births are planned to occur away from the mother’s usual residence following a low-risk pregnancy. For purposes of this Subpart, the term “birthing center” shall not include a hospital or a facility licensed as part of a hospital.

            (2) “Department” means the Louisiana Department of Health.

            (3) “Hospital” means a facility that is licensed as a hospital in accordance with the provisions of the Hospital Licensing Law, La. Rev. Stat. 40:2100 et seq.

            (4) “Licensed midwife” means a midwife who is licensed in accordance with the provisions of the Midwife Practitioners Act, La. Rev. Stat. 37:3240 et seq.

            (5) “Postneonatal death” means the death of a child aged twenty-eight days to three hundred sixty-four days.

            (6) “Shaken baby syndrome” means the condition known also as abusive head trauma which is characterized by injuries resulting from violent shaking or shaking and impacting of the head of an infant or small child.

            (7) “Sudden unexpected infant death” means the death of an infant of less than one year of age, the cause of which is not immediately obvious before investigation, that occurs suddenly and unexpectedly. A sudden unexpected infant death requires the performance of a thorough postmortem investigation that includes a complete autopsy, an examination of the death scene, and a review of the clinical history of the deceased child. The term includes ill-defined and unknown causes of mortality, sudden infant death syndrome, and accidental suffocation and strangulation in bed.

            Acts 2016, No. 506, §1.