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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I

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HB 1817 Certified nurse midwives; practice.

Introduced by: Dawn M. Adams | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Practice of certified nurse midwives. Expands the categories of practitioners with whom a certified nurse midwife may enter into a practice agreement to include other certified nurse midwives who have practiced for at least two years and allows a certified nurse midwife who has practiced at least 1,000 hours to practice without a practice agreement. The bill also provides that certified nurse midwives shall practice in accordance with regulations of the Boards of Medicine and Nursing and consistent with the Standards for the Practice of Midwifery set by the American College of Nurse-Midwives and shall consult and collaborate with and refer patients to such other health care providers as may be appropriate for the care of the patient.


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