Code of Alabama
Chapter 19 - Midwives.
Section 34-19-19 - Liability of Physician, Health Care Provider, or Hospital.

No physician, other health care provider, or hospital shall be civilly or criminally liable for any act or omission or advice, care, or service provided by an individual practicing midwifery outside of a hospital or resulting from the choice of a woman to give birth to a child outside of a hospital, provided the midwife is not employed to practice midwifery by the physician, health care provider, or hospital or is not practicing midwifery as an employee, member, or shareholder of a business entity in which the physician, health care provider, or hospital participates by way of receiving monetary or non-cash income and has actual knowledge of the midwife's status as an employee, partner, member, or shareholder of the business entity.

Structure Code of Alabama

Code of Alabama

Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.

Chapter 19 - Midwives.

Section 34-19-2 - Definitions.

Section 34-19-3 - License for Practice of Nurse Midwifery Required; Continuation of Practice of Lay Midwifery.

Section 34-19-4 - Application for License.

Section 34-19-5 - Issuance, Renewal, Suspension, and Revocation of Licenses; Fee.

Section 34-19-6 - Practices Which May Be Performed by Licensees - Generally.

Section 34-19-7 - Practices Which May Be Performed by Licensees - Restrictions Generally.

Section 34-19-8 - Practices Which May Be Performed by Licensees - Attendance, etc., in Cases of Abnormal Childbirth; Location of Deliveries.

Section 34-19-9 - Designation of Midwife Certification on Professional Nursing License.

Section 34-19-10 - Promulgation of Rules and Regulations, Procedures, Standards, etc., for Nurse Midwives.

Section 34-19-11 - Definitions.

Section 34-19-12 - State Board of Midwifery - Creation; Expenses; Composition; Meetings; Liability of Members; Employees; Collection of Information.

Section 34-19-13 - State Board of Midwifery - Disposition of Funds.

Section 34-19-14 - State Board of Midwifery - Powers and Duties; Scope of Licensed Practice of Midwifery.

Section 34-19-15 - Licensure Requirements; Duration; Grounds for Suspension, Revocation, etc., of License; Recordkeeping.

Section 34-19-16 - Where Care May Be Performed; Required Forms an Duties of Licensed Midwife.

Section 34-19-17 - Violations.

Section 34-19-18 - Construction of Chapter.

Section 34-19-19 - Liability of Physician, Health Care Provider, or Hospital.

Section 34-19-20 - Licensed Midwives.

Section 34-19-21 - Coverage or Reimbursement for Services Not Required.