State Board of Nursing - Midwives - Licensing and Regulation [HB-1211]
Establishing a licensing and regulation scheme for the practice of traditional midwifery under the State Board of Nursing; requiring licensed midwives to obtain specified documents, make specified assurances, inform mothers of specified options, and refer, transfer, and transport clients to health care facilities and health care practitioners under specified circumstances; establishing the Midwifery Advisory Committee; etc.
HB-1211: State Board of Nursing - Midwives - Licensing and Regulation
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Hearing 3/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/11/2014
SB-99: Midwives, physiologic childbirth, providing women the right to choose physiologic childbirth, providing immunity to midwives and certain healthcare providers who assist in physiologic childbirths, Sec. 34-19-11 added
Sponsored by: Sen. Paul Bussman
Read For The First Time And Referred To The Senate Committee On Judiciary on 01/14/2014
You have voted SB-99: Midwives, physiologic childbirth, providing women the right to choose physiologic childbirth, providing immunity to midwives and certain healthcare providers who assist in physiologic childbirths, Sec. 34-19-11 added.
HB-67: Midwives, physiologic childbirth, providing women the right to choose physiologic childbirth, providing immunity to midwives and certain healthcare providers who assist in physiologic childbirths, Sec. 34-19-11 added
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Ball
Read For The First Time And Referred To The House Of Representatives Committee On Health on 01/14/2014
You have voted HB-67: Midwives, physiologic childbirth, providing women the right to choose physiologic childbirth, providing immunity to midwives and certain healthcare providers who assist in physiologic childbirths, Sec. 34-19-11 added.
HB-601: Midwives, physiologic childbirth, providing women the right to choose physiologic childbirth, providing immunity to midwives and certain healthcare providers who assist in physiologic childbirths, Sec. 34-19-11 added
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Hubbard
Read For The First Time And Referred To The House Of Representatives Committee On Health on 03/13/2014
You have voted HB-601: Midwives, physiologic childbirth, providing women the right to choose physiologic childbirth, providing immunity to midwives and certain healthcare providers who assist in physiologic childbirths, Sec. 34-19-11 added.
State Board of Nursing - Certified Nurse-Midwives - Standards and Practice Guidelines [SB-760]
Prohibiting the State Board of Nursing from requiring certified nurse-midwives to have written documentation of consultation, collaboration, or referral with another health care practitioner as a condition of licensure; requiring certified nurse-midwives to comply with specified standards established by the American College of Nurse-Midwives or other specified organizations; and authorizing the Board, in the course of an investigation, to require a certified nurse-midwife to provide a copy of specified practice guidelines.
SB-760: State Board of Nursing - Certified Nurse-Midwives - Standards and Practice Guidelines
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs Withdrawn on 03/27/2013
Health - Certified Nurse-Midwives and Freestanding Birthing Centers - Certificate of Need and Practice Privileges [SB-693]
Exempting freestanding birthing centers from the requirement to have a certificate of need to operate; requiring nurse-midwives who are employed by hospitals to meet specified credentialing requirements; authorizing certified nurse-midwives to be granted admission privileges at hospitals; prohibiting the State Board of Nursing from requiring certified nurse-midwives to have written practice protocols for specified purposes with physicians; requiring the Board to post and make available specified information; etc.
SB-693: Health - Certified Nurse-Midwives and Freestanding Birthing Centers - Certificate of Need and Practice Privileges
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Hearing 3/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/13/2013
Higher Education and Health Occupations - Nurse Midwifery Program - Study [SB-647]
Requiring the University of Maryland, Baltimore, in cooperation with the Maryland Higher Education Commission, the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, and the State Board of Nursing to conduct a study and make recommendations to specified committees of the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2013, regarding barriers and obstacles to establishing additional nurse midwifery programs in the State; etc.
SB-647: Higher Education and Health Occupations - Nurse Midwifery Program - Study
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs Withdrawn on 03/18/2013
Higher Education and Health Occupations - Nurse Midwifery Program - Study [HB-1293]
Requiring the University of Maryland, Baltimore, in cooperation with the Maryland Higher Education Commission, the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, and the State Board of Nursing to conduct a study and make recommendations to specified committees of the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2013, regarding barriers and obstacles to establishing additional nurse midwifery programs in the State; etc.
HB-1293: Higher Education and Health Occupations - Nurse Midwifery Program - Study
Sponsored by: Sen. Ariana Kelly
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations Withdrawn on 03/20/2013
Health Occupations - Certified Professional Midwives - Pilot Program [HB-1202]
Authorizing certified professional midwives to practice in the State if the certified professional midwife is certified to practice by the North American Registry of Midwives and by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; requiring certified professional midwives to file birthing plans with the Department that include prenatal counseling, preparation for an emergency, identification of an accessible hospital in the event of an emergency, and the filing of the result of the delivery and a birth certificate; etc.
HB-1202: Health Occupations - Certified Professional Midwives - Pilot Program
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Robinson
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations Withdrawn on 04/02/2013
State Board of Nursing - Certified Nurse-Midwives - Standards and Practice Guidelines [HB-1151]
Prohibiting the State Board of Nursing from requiring certified nurse-midwives to have written documentation of consultation, collaboration, or referral with another health care practitioner as a condition of licensure; requiring certified nurse-midwives to comply with specified standards established by the American College of Nurse-Midwives or other specified organizations; and authorizing the Board, in the course of an investigation, to require a certified nurse-midwife to provide a copy of specified practice guidelines.
HB-1151: State Board of Nursing - Certified Nurse-Midwives - Standards and Practice Guidelines
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations Withdrawn on 03/25/2013
You have voted SB-246: Midwives, State Board of Midwifery, established, licensure and regulation, penalties, Secs. 34-19-11 to 34-19-19, inclusive, added; Secs. 22-9A-7, 34-43-3 am'd; Secs. 34-19-2 to 34-19-10, inclusive, repealed.
You have voted HB-178: Midwives, State Board of Midwifery, established, licensure and regulation, penalties, Secs. 34-19-11 to 34-19-19, inclusive, added; Secs. 22-9A-7, 34-43-3 am'd; Secs. 34-19-2 to 34-19-10, inclusive, repealed.
State Board of Nursing - Nurses, Nursing Assistants, Medication Technicians, [SB-337]
Exempting individuals who provide gratuitous care for specified individuals from the requirement that an individual must be licensed or certified before practicing specified health occupations; exempting individuals who respond to a disaster situation in the State from the requirement that an individual must be licensed before practicing registered nursing or licensed practical nursing under specified circumstances; authorizing the Board to grant specified licenses by endorsement; etc.
SB-337: State Board of Nursing - Nurses, Nursing Assistants, Medication Technicians,
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Approved By The Governor on 05/22/2012
State Board of Nursing - Nurses, Nursing Assistants, Medication Technicians, [HB-238]
Exempting individuals who provide gratuitous care for specified individuals from the requirement that an individual must be licensed or certified before practicing specified health occupations; exempting individuals who respond to a disaster situation in the State from the requirement that an individual must be licensed before practicing registered nursing or licensed practical nursing under specified circumstances; authorizing the Board to issue specified licenses by endorsement; etc.
HB-238: State Board of Nursing - Nurses, Nursing Assistants, Medication Technicians,
Sponsored by: Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam
Approved By The Governor on 05/22/2012
Health Occupations - Licensed Midwives [HB-1056]
Establishing the State Board of Midwives; requiring the Board to adopt specified regulations consistent with specified standards; specifying that the Act does not limit the right of specified individuals to practice specified occupations; requiring the Board to set specified fees and to pay specified fees collected to the Comptroller; authorizing the Board to take specified disciplinary action against an applicant or a licensee for specified reasons; subjecting the Act to the Program Evaluation Act; etc.
HB-1056: Health Occupations - Licensed Midwives
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/22/2012
SB-314: Midwives, State Board of Midwifery, established, licensure and regulation, penalties, Secs. 34-19-11 to 34-19-19, inclusive, added; Sec. 22-9A-7 am'd; Secs. 34-19-2 to 34-19-10, inclusive, repealed
Sponsored by: Sen. Bill Holtzclaw
Indefinitely Postponed on 05/09/2012
You have voted SB-314: Midwives, State Board of Midwifery, established, licensure and regulation, penalties, Secs. 34-19-11 to 34-19-19, inclusive, added; Sec. 22-9A-7 am'd; Secs. 34-19-2 to 34-19-10, inclusive, repealed.
SB-238: Midwives, State Board of Midwifery, established, licensure and regulation, fees, penalties, Secs. 34-19-11 to 34-19-19, inclusive, added; Secs. 34-19-2 to 34-19-10, inclusive, repealed
Sponsored by: Sen. Henry Sanders
Read For The First Time And Referred To The Senate Committee On Health on 03/22/2011
You have voted SB-238: Midwives, State Board of Midwifery, established, licensure and regulation, fees, penalties, Secs. 34-19-11 to 34-19-19, inclusive, added; Secs. 34-19-2 to 34-19-10, inclusive, repealed.
SB-414: Midwives, State Board of Midwifery, established, licensure and regulation, fees, penalties, Secs. 34-19-11 to 34-19-19, inclusive, added; Secs. 34-19-2 to 34-19-10, inclusive, repealed
Sponsored by: Sen. Henry Sanders
Indefinitely Postponed on 04/14/2010
You have voted SB-414: Midwives, State Board of Midwifery, established, licensure and regulation, fees, penalties, Secs. 34-19-11 to 34-19-19, inclusive, added; Secs. 34-19-2 to 34-19-10, inclusive, repealed.
SB-387: Midwives, State Board of Midwifery, established, licensure and regulation, fees, penalties, Secs. 34-19-11 to 34-19-19, inclusive, added; Secs. 34-19-2 to 34-19-10, inclusive, repealed
Sponsored by: Sen. Henry Sanders
Read For The First Time And Referred To The Senate Committee On Health on 02/09/2010
You have voted SB-387: Midwives, State Board of Midwifery, established, licensure and regulation, fees, penalties, Secs. 34-19-11 to 34-19-19, inclusive, added; Secs. 34-19-2 to 34-19-10, inclusive, repealed.