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§ 3040.11. Advising clients to seek medical care--Emergency situations

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. § 3040.11
§ 3040.11. Advising clients to seek medical care--Emergency situations
A. A licensed midwife shall advise a client in writing to seek medical care through consultation or referral, as specified by rules of the State Commissioner of Health, if the midwife determines that the pregnancy, labor, delivery, postpartum period or newborn period of a woman or newborn may not be within the scope of practice of the midwife.
B. A licensed midwife shall call for emergency assistance in an emergency situation that is outside of the licensed midwife's scope of practice.

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Laws 2020, c. 40, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.
59 Okl. St. Ann. § 3040.11, OK ST T. 59 § 3040.11
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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