ARTICLE 4. Midwifery Workforce Training Act

Article 4 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 449, Sec. 5.

§§ 128295–128300 · 6 sections

• § 128295 This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Midwifery Workforce Training Act.
• § 128296 The Legislature finds and declares that maternity care providers are in short supply and maldistributed around the state, resulting in what the March of Dimes…
• § 128297 For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Certified nurse-midwife” means an advanced practice nurse with training in midwifery, as…
• § 128298 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to provide for a program designed primarily to increase the number of students receiving quality education and training…
• § 128299 This article shall become operative on January 1, 2022.
• § 128300 (a) Upon appropriation from the Legislature, the Department of Health Care Access and Information shall administer funding for a statewide study on midwifery…