N.H. Admin. Code § Mid 403.01

Current through Register No. 50, December 12, 2024

Section Mid 403.01 - Definitions

In Mid 403 the following terms have the following meanings:

(a) "Certified nurse-midwife (CNM)" means a registered nurse who has graduated from a nurse-midwifery education program accredited by the ACNM Division of Accreditation and has passed a national examination to become professionally designated as a CNM by the ACNM Certification Council;

(b) "Prenatal" means during the period of time between conception and the onset of labor;

(c) "Postpartum" means occurring after childbirth;

(d) "Primary midwife" means the midwife:

(1) With whom the client contracts to provide care; and

(2) Who assumes primary responsibility for the health of the mother, the fetus, and the newborn; and

(e) "Regulating" means certifying or licensing by a state which oversees its midwives.

N.H. Admin. Code § Mid 403.01

#9089, eff 2-20-08

Amended by Volume XXXVI Number 49, Filed December 8, 2016, Proposed by #12040, Effective 11/10/2016, Expires 11/10/2026.