Midwives
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Health Occupations - Licensed Direct-Entry Midwives - Revisions [SB-854]
Altering the scope of practice of licensed direct-entry midwives; providing that the practice of direct-entry midwifery is independent and not does not require oversight by another health care practitioner; repealing the requirement that licensed direct-entry midwives report certain information to the Direct-Entry Midwifery Advisory Committee; altering the disciplinary actions that may be taken against a licensed direct-entry midwife or an applicant for a license; etc.
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Gettr Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Health Occupations - Licensed Direct-Entry Midwives - Revisions [HB-838]
Altering the scope of practice of licensed direct-entry midwives; providing that the practice of direct-entry midwifery is independent and not does not require oversight by another health care practitioner; repealing the requirement that licensed direct-entry midwives report certain information to the Direct-Entry Midwifery Advisory Committee; altering the disciplinary actions that may be taken against a licensed direct-entry midwife or an applicant for a license; etc.
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Health Occupations - Licensed Direct-Entry Midwives - Disciplinary Actions [HB-664]
Clarifying that the State Board of Nursing may deny a license or grant a license, including a license subject to a reprimand, probation, or suspension, if an applicant for a license to practice direct-entry midwifery or a licensed direct-entry midwife violates a ground for discipline.
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Relating To Midwives. [HB-1194]
Makes laws regulating midwives and the practice of midwifery permanent. Clarifies the scope of practice of midwifery. Establishes licensure requirements for certified midwives and certified professional midwives. Establishes continuing education requirements. Grants global signature authority to midwives. Grants prescriptive authority to licensed midwives practicing as certified midwives and amends the list of approved legend drugs that may be administered by midwives. Establishes peer review and data submission requirements. Affirms that the practice
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Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Advanced practice registered nurses and licensed certified midwives; joint licensing. [HB-978]
Board of Medicine; Board of Nursing; joint licensing of advanced practice registered nurses and licensed certified midwives. Moves the professions of advanced practice registered nurses and licensed certified midwives from being licensed jointly by the Board of Medicine and the Board of Nursing to being licensed by the Board of Nursing only.
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Virginia 2025 Regular Session
Advanced practice registered nurses and licensed certified midwives; joint licensing. [SB-351]
Board of Medicine; Board of Nursing; joint licensing of advanced practice registered nurses and licensed certified midwives. Moves the professions of advanced practice registered nurses and licensed certified midwives from being licensed jointly by the Board of Medicine and the Board of Nursing to being licensed by the Board of Nursing only.
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Hawaii 2024 Regular Session
Relating To Access For Reproductive Care. [HB-2649]
Clarifies the State's midwifery law to permit care by extended family, cultural supporters, or others with whom a woman chooses to give birth. Specifies that nothing in the midwifery law shall prohibit or restrict healing practices by traditional healers of any ethnic culture or religious faith or their students; limit, alter, or adversely impact any religion or ethnic cultural practices; or prohibit or interfere with a person's right to choose where and with whom the person gives birth.
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Hawaii 2024 Regular Session
Relating To Access For Reproductive Care. [SB-2969]
Clarifies the State's midwifery law to permit care by extended family, cultural supporters, or others with whom a woman chooses to give birth. Specifies that nothing in the midwifery law shall prohibit or restrict healing practices by traditional healers of any ethnic culture or religious faith or their students; limit, alter, or adversely impact any religion or ethnic cultural practices; or prohibit or interfere with a person's right to choose where and with whom the person gives birth.
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Health Occupations – Licensed Direct–Entry Midwives – Previous Cesarean Section [HB-355]
Allowing a licensed direct-entry midwife to assume or take responsibility for a client who had a previous cesarean section and regulating the circumstances under which the responsibility may be assumed or taken; altering the required contents of a certain informed consent agreement; and requiring the State Board of Nursing, in consultation with certain stakeholders, to develop a transport protocol for clients who had a previous cesarean section.
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Hawaii 2024 Regular Session
Relating To Health. [HB-407]
Short form bill relating to health.
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Advanced practice registered nurses and licensed certified midwives; joint licensing. [SB-351]
Board of Medicine; Board of Nursing; joint licensing of advanced practice registered nurses and licensed certified midwives. Moves the professions of advanced practice registered nurses and licensed certified midwives from being licensed jointly by the Board of Medicine and the Board of Nursing to being licensed by the Board of Nursing only.
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Virginia 2024 Regular Session
Advanced practice registered nurses and licensed certified midwives; joint licensing. [HB-978]
Board of Medicine; Board of Nursing; joint licensing of advanced practice registered nurses and licensed certified midwives. Moves the professions of advanced practice registered nurses and licensed certified midwives from being licensed jointly by the Board of Medicine and the Board of Nursing to being licensed by the Board of Nursing only. Board of Medicine; Board of Nursing; joint licensing of advanced practice registered nurses and licensed certified midwives. Moves the professions of advanced practice registered nurses and licensed certified
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Utah 2024 General Session
Vital Records Amendments [HB-212]
Vital Records Amendments
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Health Occupations - Licensed Direct-Entry Midwives - Previous Cesarean Section [SB-62]
Allowing a licensed direct-entry midwife to assume or take responsibility for a client who had a previous cesarean section and regulating the circumstances under which the responsibility may be assumed or taken; altering the required contents of a certain informed consent agreement; and requiring the State Board of Nursing, in consultation with certain stakeholders, to develop a transport protocol for clients who had a previous cesarean section.
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Maine 131st Legislature
An Act Regarding the Scope of Practice of Certified Professional Midwives and Certified Midwives [HB-1205]
An Act Regarding the Scope of Practice of Certified Professional Midwives and Certified Midwives
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Utah 2023 General Session
Birth Certificate Amendments [HB-423]
Birth Certificate Amendments
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
State Board of Nursing - Peer Advisory Committees, Scopes of Practice, and Licensure Requirements [HB-717]
Authorizing the State Board of Nursing to appoint peer advisory committees to provide advice related to midwifery; authorizing registered nurses certified as nurse-midwives and licensed certified midwives to personally prepare and dispense a starter dosage of certain drugs under certain circumstances; altering the exceptions to the certified midwifery licensure requirement and the qualifications required for a license; etc.
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
State Board of Nursing - Peer Advisory Committees, Scopes of Practice, and Licensure Requirements [SB-772]
Authorizing the State Board of Nursing to appoint peer advisory committees to provide advice related to midwifery; authorizing registered nurses certified as nurse-midwives and licensed certified midwives to personally prepare and dispense a starter dosage of certain drugs under certain circumstances; altering the exceptions to the certified midwifery licensure requirement and the qualifications required for a license; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to develop recommendations to expand access to birthing services; etc.
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Health Occupations - Licensed Direct-Entry Midwives - Previous Cesarean Section [SB-376]
Allowing a licensed direct-entry midwife to assume or take responsibility for a client who had a previous cesarean section and regulating the circumstances under which the responsibility may be assumed or taken; altering the required contents of a certain informed consent agreement; and requiring the State Board of Nursing, in consultation with certain stakeholders, to develop a transport protocol for clients who had a previous cesarean section.
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Health Occupations - Licensed Direct-Entry Midwives - Previous Cesarean Section [HB-351]
Allowing a licensed direct-entry midwife to assume or take responsibility for a client who had a previous cesarean section and regulating the circumstances under which the responsibility may be assumed or taken; altering the required contents of a certain informed consent agreement; and requiring the State Board of Nursing, in consultation with certain stakeholders, to develop a transport protocol for clients who had a previous cesarean section.