(1) “Practice nurse midwifery” means the management and care of essentially normal newborns and of essentially normal women antepartally, intrapartally and postpartally.
(2) “Practice nurse midwifery” includes:
(i) Family planning and well woman reproductive care;
(ii) The prescribing of substances commonly used in the practice of nurse midwifery;
(iii) The prescribing of controlled substances on Schedules II, III, IV, and V commonly used in the practice of nurse midwifery; and
(iv) The dispensing of the substances prescribed in accordance with the provisions of subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of this paragraph in the course of treating a patient at:
1. A medical facility or clinic that is operated on a nonprofit basis;
2. A health center that operates on a campus of an institution of higher education; or
3. A public health facility, a medical facility under contract with a State or local health department, or a facility funded with public funds.
Credits
Added as Health Occupations § 7-601 by Acts 1981, c. 614, § 1, eff. July 1, 1981. Renumbered as Health Occupations § 8-601 by Acts 1990, c. 6, § 11, eff. Feb. 16, 1990. Amended by Acts 1990, c. 352, § 1, eff. July 1, 1990; Acts 2003, c. 252, § 10, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2017, c. 515, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 516, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017.
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 8-601, MD HEALTH OCCUP § 8-601
Current with legislation effective through July 1, 2023, from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
