ARTICLE 24. Licensed Midwives [2505. - 2523.]
Article 24 repealed and added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1280, Sec. 3.
§§ 2505–2523 · 26 sections
- § 2505 This article shall be known and may be cited as the Licensed Midwifery Practice Act of 1993.
- § 2506 As used in this article the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Board” means the Medical Board of California. (b) “Licensed midwife” means an individual to…
- § 2507 (a) The license to practice midwifery authorizes the holder to attend cases of normal pregnancy and childbirth, as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b),…
- § 2508 (a) A licensed midwife shall disclose in oral and written form to a prospective client as part of a client care plan, and obtain informed consent for, all of…
- § 2509 The board shall create and appoint a Midwifery Advisory Council consisting of licensees of the board in good standing, who need not be members of the board,…
- § 2510 If a client is transferred to a hospital, the licensed midwife shall provide records, including prenatal records, and speak with the receiving physician and…
- § 2511 (a) No person, other than one who has been licensed to practice midwifery by the board, shall hold himself or herself out as a licensed midwife, or use any…
- § 2511.5 Each application for licensure as a licensed midwife shall be made upon an online electronic form, or other form, provided by the board, and each application…
- § 2512 The board shall issue a license to practice midwifery to all applicants who meet the requirements of this article and who pay the fee required by Section 2520.
- § 2512.5 A person is qualified for a license to practice midwifery when he or she satisfies one of the following requirements: (a) (1) Successful completion of a…
- § 2513 (a) An approved midwifery education program shall offer the opportunity for students to obtain credit by examination for previous midwifery education and…
- § 2513.5 The Medical Board of California shall submit to the Department of Justice fingerprint images and related information required by the Department of Justice of…
- § 2514 (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent a bona fide student from engaging in the practice of midwifery in this state, as part of his or her…
- § 2514.5 (a) Within 60 days following January 1, 1998, the board shall adopt regulations setting forth educational requirements. To develop these regulations, the board…
- § 2515 The board shall approve specific educational programs intended to meet the requirements of subdivision (a) of Section 2512.5 and Section 2514 for the course of…
- § 2515.5 Each applicant shall show by evidence satisfactory to the board that he or she has met the educational standards established by the board pursuant to this…
- § 2516 (a) Each licensed midwife who assists, or supervises a student midwife in assisting, in childbirth that occurs in an out-of-hospital setting shall annually…
- § 2516.5 (a) As used in this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Midwife assistant” means a person, who may be unlicensed, who performs basic administrative,…
- § 2517 A person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor violation of Section 2052, prior to the effective date of this article, shall not be barred from licensure…
- § 2518 (a) Licenses issued pursuant to this article shall be renewable every two years upon payment of the fee prescribed by Section 2520 and submission of…
- § 2519 The board may suspend, revoke, or place on probation the license of a midwife for any of the following: (a) Unprofessional conduct, which includes, but is not…
- § 2519.5 (a) Any complaint determined to involve quality of care, before referral to a field office for further investigation, shall meet both of the following…
- § 2520 (a) (1) The fee to be paid upon the filing of a license application shall be four hundred fifty dollars ($450). (2) For licenses that expire on or after…
- § 2521 Any person who violates this article is guilty of a misdemeanor.
- § 2522 (a) A person whose license has been voluntarily surrendered while under investigation or while charges are pending or whose license has been revoked or…
- § 2523 (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), the board shall revoke the license of any person who has been required to register as a sex offender…