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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I
HB 1953 Licensed certified midwives; clarifies definition, licensure, etc.
Introduced by: Wendy W. Gooditis | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Licensed certified midwives; licensure; practice. Defines "practice of licensed certified midwifery," directs the Boards of Medicine and Nursing to establish criteria for the licensure and renewal of a license as a certified midwife, and requires licensed certified midwives to practice in consultation with a licensed physician in accordance with a practice agreement. The bill also directs the Department of Health Professions to convene a work group to study the licensure and regulation of certified nurse midwives, certified midwives, and certified professional midwives to determine the appropriate licensing entity for such professionals. The bill requires the Department to report its findings and conclusions to the Governor and the General Assembly by November 1, 2021. This bill is identical to SB 1320.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/21 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102337D pdf | impact statement
- 01/29/21 House: Printed as engrossed 21102337D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/11/21 Senate: Committee substitute printed 21104461D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/22/21 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1953ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/18/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0200) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- House amendments adopted
HISTORY
- 01/11/21 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102337D
- 01/11/21 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/14/21 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/14/21 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/15/21 House: Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources
- 01/27/21 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/21 House: Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (18-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/21 House: Read first time
- 01/29/21 House: Read second time
- 01/29/21 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/29/21 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1953E
- 01/29/21 House: Printed as engrossed 21102337D-E
- 02/01/21 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/21 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/02/21 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/05/21 Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/21 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/21 Senate: Committee substitute printed 21104461D-S1
- 02/11/21 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/16/21 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/21 Senate: Read third time
- 02/17/21 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/17/21 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 21104461D-S1
- 02/17/21 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1953S1
- 02/17/21 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/21 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/18/21 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 21104461D-S1 (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/21 House: VOTE: Adoption (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/21 House: Enrolled
- 02/22/21 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1953ER)
- 02/22/21 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/24/21 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/25/21 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2021
- 02/25/21 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
- 03/18/21 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 200 (effective 7/1/21)
- 03/18/21 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0200)