(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 allows the individual to practice direct–entry midwifery; or
(3) A student who is practicing direct–entry midwifery while engaged in an approved clinical midwife educational experience under the supervision of a licensed direct–entry midwife.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 6C - Licensed Direct-Entry Midwives
Section 8-6C-02 - Practice of Direct-Entry Midwifery
Section 8-6C-03 - Transfer to Health Care Practitioner Under Certain Conditions
Section 8-6C-04 - Consultation With Health Care Practitioner; Emergency Transfer to Hospital
Section 8-6C-06 - License Required
Section 8-6C-07 - Duties Where Patient Chooses Home Birth in Prohibited Situations
Section 8-6C-08 - Written Plan for Emergency Transfer Required
Section 8-6C-09 - Standardized Informed Consent Agreement
Section 8-6C-11 - Direct-Entry Midwifery Advisory Committee
Section 8-6C-12 - Duties of Committee
Section 8-6C-13 - Qualifications for License
Section 8-6C-14 - License -- Application; Fee
Section 8-6C-16 - License -- Issuance
Section 8-6C-17 - Authority Conferred
Section 8-6C-18 - Expiration; Renewal
Section 8-6C-19 - License -- Surrender or Lapse
Section 8-6C-20 - Denial, Surrender, or Revocation of License; Reprimands, Probation
Section 8-6C-21 - Misrepresentations Prohibited
Section 8-6C-22 - Immunity of Health Care Providers