Section 8-6B-30 – Termination of Subtitle
Subject to the evaluation and reestablishment provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act, and subject to the termination of this title under § 8–802 of this title, this subtitle and all rules and regulations adopted under this subtitle shall terminate and be of no effect after July 1, 2023.
Section 8-6C-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 nurse–midwifery and direct–entry midwifery education programs and is approved by the United States Department of Education. (c) “AIMM” means the Association of Independent Midwives of Maryland or a […]
Section 8-6C-02 – Practice of Direct-Entry Midwifery
(a) The practice of direct–entry midwifery includes: (1) Providing the necessary supervision, care, and advice to a patient during a low–risk pregnancy, labor, delivery, and postpartum period; and (2) Newborn care authorized under this subtitle that is provided in a manner that is: (i) Consistent with national direct–entry midwifery standards; and (ii) Based on the acquisition of clinical skills necessary […]
Section 8-6C-03 – Transfer to Health Care Practitioner Under Certain Conditions
A licensed direct–entry midwife may not assume or continue to take responsibility for a patient’s pregnancy and birth care and shall arrange for the orderly transfer of care to a health care practitioner for a patient who is already under the care of the licensed direct–entry midwife, if any of the following disorders or situations […]
Section 8-6C-04 – Consultation With Health Care Practitioner; Emergency Transfer to Hospital
(a) A licensed direct–entry midwife shall consult with a health care practitioner, and document the consultation, the recommendations of the consultation, and the discussion of the consultation with the client, if any of the following conditions are present during prenatal care: (1) Significant mental disease, including depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and other conditions that impair the ability […]
Section 8-6B-17 – Withdrawal of Approval
Subject to the hearing provisions of § 8-317 of this title and § 8-6B-19 of this subtitle, the Board may remove an institution from its list of institutions that offer approved electrology education programs if the institution: (1) Is guilty of fraud or deceit in obtaining or attempting to obtain approval; (2) Acts in a manner inconsistent […]
Section 8-6C-05 – Assistant
At the time of delivery, a licensed direct–entry midwife shall be assisted by a second individual who: (1) Has completed the American Academy of Pediatrics/American Heart Association Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) within the previous 2 years; and (2) Has the skills and equipment necessary to perform a full resuscitation of the newborn in accordance with the principles […]
Section 8-6B-18 – Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, and Revocations
(a) Subject to the hearing provisions of § 8–317 of this title and § 8–6B–19 of this subtitle, the Board may deny a license to an applicant, grant a license, including a license subject to a reprimand, probation, or suspension, to an applicant, reprimand a licensee, place a licensee on probation, or suspend or revoke a […]
Section 8-6C-06 – License Required
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, an individual shall be licensed by the Board before the individual may practice direct–entry 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 […]
Section 8-6B-03 – Regulations
The Board shall adopt regulations for the licensure of electrologists and for the practice of electrology.