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§ 3040.7. Prohibited practices

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 59. Professions and OccupationsEffective: November 1, 2020

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 59. Professions and Occupations (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 56B. Midwifery--Sheperd's Law
Effective: November 1, 2020
59 Okl.St.Ann. § 3040.7
§ 3040.7. Prohibited practices
Currentness
A licensed midwife shall not:
1. Provide midwifery care in violation of the rules of the State Commissioner of Health, except in an emergency that poses an immediate threat to the life of a woman or newborn;
2. Administer a prescription drug to a client other than as provided by the formulary or as ordered by a physician;
3. Use forceps, a vacuum extractor or any prescription drug to advance or retard labor or delivery; or
4. Make on a birth certificate a false or misleading statement or record.

Credits

Laws 2020, c. 40, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.
59 Okl. St. Ann. § 3040.7, OK ST T. 59 § 3040.7
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 182 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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