Current through Register No. 45, November 7, 2024
Section Mid 502.08 - Ineligibility for Midwifery CareA midwife shall not accept as a client a woman who appears to have or reports any of the following:
(a) Insulin- or drug-dependent diabetes;(b) Maintenance on anti-epileptic medication;(c) Convulsive activity within the past year;(d) Blood diseases that could complicate pregnancy;(e) Current hepatitis B and C positive antigen;(f) Current HIV positivity or AIDS;(g) Current chemical dependency or substance abuse;(h) Chronic pulmonary disease that interferes with oxygen saturation;(i) Rh sensitivity with positive antibody titre;(j) Chronic hypertension;(k) History of significant heart disease;(l) Renal disease requiring dialysis;(m) Maintenance on a psychotropic medication which the client's physician has determined has the potential to sedate the newborn;(n) Documented mental illness or disease which has the potential to interfere with the client's ability to effectively participate in her care or in out-of-hospital birth;(o) Diseases and disorders such as: (3) Systemic lupus erythematosus;(4) Anti-phospholipid syndrome;(6) Rheumatoid arthritis;(7) Periarteritis nodosa;(8) Marfan's syndrome; and(9) Other systemic and rare diseases and disorders;(p) Acute toxoplasmosis infection, where the client is currently symptomatic;(q) Acute rubella infections, where the client is currently symptomatic;(r) Acute cytomegalovirus infection, where the client is currently symptomatic;(s) Acute parvovirus infection, where the client is currently symptomatic;(u) Inflammatory bowel disease that is not in remission.N.H. Admin. Code § Mid 502.08
Amended by Volume XXXVI Number 49, Filed December 8, 2016, Proposed by #12040, Effective 11/10/2016, Expires 11/10/2026.