Section 8-6C-21 – Misrepresentations Prohibited
(a) Unless authorized to practice direct–entry midwifery, an individual may not represent to the public by title, description of service, method, procedure, or otherwise, that the individual is authorized to practice direct–entry midwifery in the State. (b) A licensee may not advertise in a manner that is unreasonable, misleading, or fraudulent. (c) Unless authorized to practice direct–entry midwifery […]
Section 8-6C-22 – Immunity of Health Care Providers
(a) Except for any willful or grossly negligent act, a health care provider or emergency room personnel who work at a hospital, or emergency medical services providers or ambulance personnel, may not be held civilly liable for an action arising solely from an injury resulting from an act or omission of a licensed direct–entry midwife, even […]
Section 8-6C-24 – Violations; Penalties
(a) This section does not apply to a violation of § 8–6C–10(a) of this subtitle. (b) A person who violates any provision of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.
Section 8-6C-25 – Short Title
This subtitle may be cited as the Maryland Licensure of Direct–Entry Midwives Act.
Section 8-6C-09 – Standardized Informed Consent Agreement
(a) Before initiating care, a licensed direct–entry midwife shall obtain a signed copy of the Board–approved informed consent agreement in accordance with this section. (b) (1) The Board, in consultation with stakeholders, shall review and update as necessary the informed consent agreement at least every 4 years. (2) The agreement reviewed under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall include […]
Section 8-6C-26 – Termination of Subtitle
Subject to the evaluation and reestablishment provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act, and subject to the termination of this subtitle under § 8–802 of this title, this subtitle and all regulations adopted under this subtitle shall terminate and be of no effect after July 1, 2023.
Section 8-6C-10 – Reports
(a) On or before October 1 each year, a licensed direct–entry midwife shall report to the Committee, in a form specified by the Board, the following information regarding cases in which the licensed direct–entry midwife assisted during the previous fiscal year when the intended place of birth at the onset of care was an out–of–hospital setting: […]
Section 8-6D-01 – Definitions
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “ACME” means the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education, or a successor organization that is an accrediting agency for midwifery education programs and institutions and is approved by the United States Department of Education. (c) “AMCB” means the American Midwifery Certification Board, or a successor organization that […]
Section 8-6C-11 – Direct-Entry Midwifery Advisory Committee
(a) There is a Direct–Entry Midwifery Advisory Committee within the Board. (b) (1) The Committee consists of seven members appointed by the Board. (2) Of the seven members: (i) Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection and subsection (d) of this section, three shall be licensed direct–entry midwives; (ii) Two shall be licensed nurses certified as nurse–midwives; (iii) One shall be a […]
Section 8-6D-02 – License Required to Practice Certified Midwifery — Inapplicable to Certain Individuals
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, an individual shall be licensed by the Board before the individual may practice certified midwifery in the State. (b) This section does not apply to: (1) An individual who assists at a birth in an emergency; (2) An individual who is licensed as a health care practitioner whose scope of practice […]