Sections
26 entriesSection 2505Defines “Licensed Midwifery Practice Act of 1993” as the name of the article and allows the article to be cited by that…Section 2506Defines “board” as the Medical Board of California, “licensed midwife” as an individual licensed to practice midwifery under the article, “certified nurse-midwife”…Section 2507Defines licensed midwifery as care for normal pregnancy and childbirth meeting conditions, including fetal gestational age greater than 3707 weeks and less…Section 2508Requires a licensed midwife to give prospective clients oral and written disclosures and obtain informed consent covering scope, independent status, licensure, settings,…Section 2509Requires the board to create and appoint a Midwifery Advisory Council composed of board licensees in good standing and interested public members,…Section 2510Requires a licensed midwife transferring a client to a hospital to provide records, including prenatal records, and speak with the receiving physician…Section 2511Prohibits anyone not licensed by the board to practice midwifery from representing themselves as a licensed midwife or using a term implying…Section 2511.5Requires every licensed-midwife application to be submitted on an online electronic form or another board-provided form and to contain the applicant's legal…Section 2512Requires the board to issue a license to practice midwifery to every applicant who satisfies the requirements of the article and pays…Section 2512.5Defines midwifery-license qualification through a three-year accredited postsecondary program of at least 84 semester or 126 quarter units plus a qualifying examination,…Section 2513Requires approved midwifery programs to offer credit by examination for prior education and clinical experience, with board-approved competency testing and verification of…Section 2513.5Requires the Medical Board of California to submit midwife-license applicants’ fingerprint images and required related information to the Department of Justice to…Section 2514Allows a bona fide midwifery student to practice as part of study when a licensed midwife, certified nurse-midwife, or physician and surgeon…Section 2514.5Requires the board, within 60 days after January 1, 1998, to adopt updated midwifery educational regulations reflecting national practice standards after public…Section 2515Requires the board to approve specific educational programs intended to meet the referenced requirements for academic study, documentation of experience and skill,…Section 2515.5Requires each applicant to provide evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has met the educational standards established by the board…Section 2516Requires licensed midwives involved in out-of-hospital births to report specified prior-year case data annually by March 30; the department must keep reports…Section 2516.5Defines a midwife assistant as a person at least 18 years old with required training and certification who performs supportive services under…Section 2517Exempts a person from being barred from licensure under the article solely because, before the article’s effective date, the person was convicted…Section 2518Requires midwife licenses to be renewed every two years upon payment of the prescribed fee and proof of 36 hours of qualifying…Section 2519Allows the board to suspend, revoke, or place a midwife license on probation for listed misconduct, including incompetence, gross negligence, fraud, crimes,…Section 2519.5Requires quality-of-care complaints, before field referral, to undergo expert review of specified records, the midwife’s explanation, submitted expert material, and requested information.…Section 2520Sets midwife fees at $450 for applications, $300 for renewals expiring on or after January 1, 2022, and 50% of the renewal…Section 2521Defines any violation of the article as a misdemeanor. The criminal classification applies to a person who violates an article provision, making…Section 2522Allows midwives to petition after three years for reinstatement, reducible to two for good cause; after two years to end probation of…Section 2523Requires the board to revoke a license when the licensee must register as a sex offender for conduct on or after January…