### Question
Can you define what freestanding birth center means?


### Answer
**Freestanding birth center** is defined as the following in *42 U.S.C. § 1396d*:

> a health facility—


(i) that is not a hospital

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 1396d*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 7-SOCIAL SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER XIX-GRANTS TO STATES FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS**

