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RSA 326-D:5 · Rulemaking

Title
XXX: OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
Chapter
326-D · MIDWIFERY
Status
current
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326-D:5 Rulemaking. –

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I.

The council shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to:

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(a)

Qualifications for the practice of midwifery.

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(b)

The teaching of midwifery.

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(c)

The scope of practice and procedures in the practice of midwifery, including policies for professional direction and supervision.

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(d)

Eligibility requirements for the certification of midwives and the issuance of certificates of midwifery, including procedures for provisional certification and recertification after certification has lapsed.

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(e)

Renewal eligibility requirements, including requirements for continuing education and peer review.

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(f)

Diagnostic and laboratory tests midwives may administer and perform and the proper administration of RSA 326-D:12.

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(g)

Standards for reciprocity.

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(h)

Establishing all administrative fines authorized under RSA 326-D:8, III(a)(4).

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(i)

Reporting requirements relative to client information and notification of transfers.

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II.

No rule relative to the scope of midwifery practice shall exceed the parameters of the definition of "midwifery" under RSA 326-D:2, V.

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III.

[Repealed.] Source. 1999, 213:8. 2014, 167:25, eff. July 1, 2014. 2021, 197:86, eff. July 1, 2021. 2023, 212:23, II, eff. Oct. 3, 2023.

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Source note

Source. 1999, 213:8. 2014, 167:25, eff. July 1, 2014. 2021, 197:86, eff. July 1, 2021. 2023, 212:23, II, eff. Oct. 3, 2023.

Source history

  • 1999, 213:8
  • 2014, 167:25, eff. July 1, 2014
  • 2021, 197:86, eff. July 1, 2021
  • 2023, 212:23, II, eff. Oct. 3, 2023

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  • 2026 HB1782 amend · effective 2028-07-01

    nate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Sections; Occupations and Professions; Midwifery; Rural Maternal Health Care Delivery Pilot Program. Amend RSA 326-D by inserting after section 14 the following new section: 326-D:15 Rural Maternal Health Care Delivery Pilot Program. I. The department of health and human services shall coordinate, operationalize, and determine

  • 2026 HB1782-FN amend · effective 2028-07-01

    nate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Sections; Occupations and Professions; Midwifery; Rural Maternal Health Care Delivery Pilot Program. Amend RSA 326-D by inserting after section 14 the following new section: 326-D:15 Rural Maternal Health Care Delivery Pilot Program. I. The department of health and human services shall coordinate, operationalize, and determine