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