California Codes, Business and Professions Code - BPC, Division 2 — Healing Arts, Chapter 8.2 — Naturopathic Doctors Act, Article 5 — Naturopathic Childbirth Attendance, Section 3655
(a) A licensee holding a speciality certificate in naturopathic childbirth attendance shall disclose to each client, in writing, the following:
(1) The qualifications and credentials of the naturopathic doctor.
(2) A copy of the written plan for consultation, emergency transfer, and transport.
(3) A description of the procedures, benefits, and risks of birth in the home or outside of a hospital setting.
(4) The status of liability coverage of the licensee for the practice of naturopathic childbirth attendance.
(b) The form must be signed by the client, filed in the client’s chart, and a copy given to the client.
Notes
Requires a naturopathic doctor with a childbirth-attendance specialty certificate to give each client written disclosure of qualifications, the consultation and emergency-transfer plan, home or out-of-hospital birth procedures, benefits and risks, and liability-coverage status. Requires the client to sign the form, the licensee to file it in the chart, and a copy to be given to the client.
Use as reference
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