Sec. 1. (a) All the following must occur before a certified direct entry midwife may accept a client for midwifery care: (1) The certified direct entry midwife must provide the potential client with an informed disclosure of practice form. (2) The potential client must sign and date the form. (3) The certified direct entry midwife […]
Sec. 2. (a) A certified direct entry midwife may not perform on a client a specific procedure or treatment that is not described on the informed disclosure of practice form described in section 1 of this chapter until both of the following occur: (1) The specific procedure or treatment is disclosed to the client in […]
Sec. 3. The informed disclosure of practice form must be in writing and must contain the following information: (1) A description of the certified direct entry midwife’s education and training in midwifery, including completion of continuing education courses and participation in the peer review process. (2) The certified direct entry midwife’s experience level in the […]
Sec. 4. (a) Before March 31 every year, a certified direct entry midwife shall provide an annual report to the board regarding each birth the previous year that the certified direct entry midwife assisted. A report must summarize the following on a form prescribed by the board: (1) Vital statistics. (2) Scope of care. (3) […]
Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a certified direct entry midwife may not dispense or administer prescription drugs. (b) A certified direct entry midwife may carry and administer the following medications under a protocol issued and agreed to by a physician licensed under IC 25-22.5: (1) Postpartum antihemorrhagic drugs in emergency situations. […]
Sec. 6. After a client has given birth, the certified direct entry midwife shall: (1) provide the client with a statement indicating that the newborn infant should be examined by a pediatrician or family practice physician for checkups beginning within two (2) weeks after birth; and (2) identify with the client a pediatrician or family […]
