This playbook has been designed to help hospitals considering whether to apply for Florida’s Level of Maternal Care Program through the process. A step-by-step guide has been developed to assist hospitals through the application and verification process. Sample documents, informative PowerPoint presentations, and tips from colleagues who have completed the verification process are included.

Stage 1: Is This Right for Our Hospital?

• Pre-Planning Considerations

• ACOG Levels of Maternal Care Consensus Statement

• LOMC Informational Flyer

• LOMC Overview for Hospitals

Stage 2: Planning to Apply

• Planning Suggestions

• Quick Start Guide

• Suggestions from Colleagues

• JC MLC Levels Comparison Grid

• JC MLC Standards for Gap Analysis

• Sample Gap Analysis/Gantt Chart

• Sample Gap Analysis/Project Plan

Stage 3: Completing the FPQC and JC Applications

• Completing the Application

• Template for Performance Improvement Plan

• Sample Clinical Practice Guidelines 

• JC MLC Verification Process Guide 2025

• JC MLC Contract

• JC Application Slides

• JC MLOC Verification Roadmap and Slides

• JC Billing Tip Sheet

• LOMC Verification Document List

• LOMC Policy Grid

• LOMC Application Data

• Sample Level II Transfer Agreement Policy

• Sample Level IV Transfer Agreement Policy

• Scope of Practice Example

Stage 4: It’s Showtime! (Site Visit)

• It’s Showtime AKA Site Visit

• JC MLC Verification Process Guide 2025

• LOMC Site Visit Checklist

• Get the 411 JC MLC

• The Onsite Review: What to Expect

• Suggestions from Colleagues

• Site Visit Tips from Year 2 and 3 Colleagues

• Site Visit Tipsheet for Providers

• Site Visit Tipsheet for L&D

• Site Visit Tipsheet for Non-OB Areas

• Cape Coral LOMC Welcome Slides

• UF Opening Session Slide Deck

• TGH Opening Session Slide Deck

Stage 5: Ready to Reverify

• LOMC Reverification Visit Information

• JC MLC Verification Process Guide 2026

• JC MLC Most Frequently Cited Standards