In this subtitle:
(1) “Practice nurse midwifery” means the management and care of essentially normal newborns and of essentially normal women antepartally, intrapartally and postpartally.
(2) “Practice nurse midwifery” includes:
(i) Family planning and well woman reproductive care;
(ii) The prescribing of substances commonly used in the practice of nurse midwifery;
(iii) The prescribing of controlled substances on Schedules II, III, IV, and V commonly used in the practice of nurse midwifery; and
(iv) The dispensing of the substances prescribed in accordance with the provisions of subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of this paragraph in the course of treating a patient at:
1. A medical facility or clinic that is operated on a nonprofit basis;
2. A health center that operates on a campus of an institution of higher education; or
3. A public health facility, a medical facility under contract with a State or local health department, or a facility funded with public funds.
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