Section 2746.

2746. The board shall issue a certificate to practice nurse-midwifery to any person who qualifies under this article and is licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1407.)

Section 2746.1.

2746.1. Every applicant for a certificate to practice nurse-midwifery shall comply with all the provisions of this article in addition to the provisions of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1407.)

Section 2746.2.

2746.2. (a) An applicant shall show by evidence satisfactory to the board that they have met the educational standards established by the board or have at least the equivalent thereof. (b) (1) The board shall appoint a committee of qualified physicians and surgeons and nurses called the Nurse-Midwifery Advisory Committee. (2) The committee shall make recommendations to the board […]

Section 2746.3.

2746.3. Midwife’s certificates issued by the Medical Board of California prior to the effective date of this article shall be renewable only by such board. (Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 886, Sec. 53.)

Section 2746.4.

2746.4. Nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent the practice of midwifery by a person possessing a midwife’s certificate issued by the Medical Board of California on the effective date of this article. (Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 886, Sec. 54.)

Section 2746.5.

2746.5. (a) The certificate to practice nurse-midwifery authorizes the holder to attend cases of low-risk pregnancy and childbirth and to provide prenatal, intrapartum, and postpartum care, including interconception care, family planning care, and immediate care for the newborn, consistent with the Core Competencies for Basic Midwifery Practice adopted by the American College of Nurse-Midwives, or its […]

Section 2746.51.

2746.51. (a) Neither this chapter nor any other law shall be construed to prohibit a certified nurse-midwife from furnishing or ordering drugs or devices, including controlled substances classified in Schedule II, III, IV, or V under the California Uniform Controlled Substances Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 11000) of the Health and Safety Code), when all […]

Section 2746.52.

2746.52. (a) Notwithstanding Section 2746.5, the certificate to practice nurse-midwifery authorizes the holder to perform and repair episiotomies, and to repair first-degree and second-degree lacerations of the perineum. (b) A certified nurse-midwife performing and repairing first-degree and second-degree lacerations of the perineum shall do both of the following: (1) Ensure that all complications are referred to a physician […]

Section 2746.53.

2746.53. The board may charge the applicant a fee to cover all necessary costs to implement Section 2746.51, that shall be not more than one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) for an initial application, nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for an application for renewal. The board may charge a penalty fee for failure […]

Section 2746.54.

2746.54. (a) A certified nurse-midwife shall disclose in oral and written form to a prospective patient as part of a patient care plan, and obtain informed consent for, all of the following: (1) The patient is retaining a certified nurse-midwife and the certified nurse-midwife is not supervised by a physician and surgeon. (2) The certified nurse-midwife’s current licensure […]

Section 2746.55.

2746.55. (a) For all maternal or neonatal transfers to the hospital setting during labor or the immediate postpartum period, for which the intended place of birth was an out-of-hospital setting at the onset of labor, or for any maternal, fetal, or neonatal death that occurred in the out-of-hospital setting during labor or the immediate postpartum period, […]

Section 2746.6.

2746.6. (a) The board shall not suspend or revoke a certificate to practice nurse-midwifery solely for performing an abortion if the holder performed the abortion in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and the Reproductive Privacy Act (Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 123460) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health […]

Section 2746.7.

2746.7. An applicant for certification pursuant to this article shall submit a written application in the form prescribed by the board, accompanied by the fee prescribed by Section 2815.5. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1407.)

Section 2746.8.

2746.8. Each certificate issued pursuant to this article shall be renewable biennially, and each person holding a certificate under this article shall apply for a renewal of his certificate and pay the biennial renewal fee required by Section 2815.5 every two years on or before the last day of the month following the month in […]