California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 2 — Healing ArtsChapter 5 — MedicineArticle 24 — Licensed MidwivesSection 2510
If a client is transferred to a hospital, the licensed midwife shall provide records, including prenatal records, and speak with the receiving physician and surgeon about labor up to the point of the transfer. The hospital shall report each transfer of a planned out-of-hospital birth to the Medical Board of California and the California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative using a standardized form developed by the board.
Notes
Requires a licensed midwife transferring a client to a hospital to provide records, including prenatal records, and speak with the receiving physician and surgeon about labor through the transfer. Requires the hospital to report every transfer of a planned out-of-hospital birth to the Medical Board and California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative on the board’s standardized form.
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