Ala. Admin. Code r. 560-X-21-.02

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 560-X-21-.02 - General

(1) Providers in this program are limited to persons who are licensed as "Registered Nurse" and who are also licensed as "Certified Nurse Midwife."

(2) Nurse Midwifery practice is defined as the management of care for normal healthy women and their babies in the areas of prenatal; labor and delivery; postpartum care; well-woman gynecology, including family planning services; and normal newborn care.

(3) The practice of Nurse Midwifery must be done under appropriate physician supervision.

(4) The services provided by nurse midwives must be within the scope of practice authorized by state law and regulations.

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Ala. Admin. Code r. 560-X-21-.02

Rule effective October 1, 1982. Emergency amendment June 14, 1993. Amended August 12, 1993. Amended: Filed February 7, 1994; effective March 15, 1994.

Statutory Authority: State Plan; Title XIX, Social Security Act; 42 C.F.R. §§440.165, and 441.21. Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 34-19-2, etseq.