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(1) It is the purpose and intent of this chapter to grant the State Board of Health the authority to license lay midwives statewide.
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(2) It is furthermore the intent of this chapter to supersede Acts 1983, No. 838.
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(3) This chapter is to be the sole authority of the board to license midwives.
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(b) Furthermore, it is the intent of this chapter that the board continue its present lay midwife licensure program, but expand that program to be applicable statewide.