Ala. Admin. Code r. 582-X-3-.04

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 10, July 31, 2024

Section 582-X-3-.04 - Standards Of Professional Conduct

If a licensed midwife or an applicant for licensure or renewal has engaged in unprofessional conduct, ASBM may refuse to issue or renew the applicant's license and may discipline the licensee. Unprofessional conduct includes, without limitation, any of the following:

(a) Disregarding a client's dignity or right to privacy as to her person, condition, possessions, or medical record;

(b) Breaching any legal requirement of confidentiality with respect to a client unless ordered by a court of law;

(c) Submitting a birth certificate known by the licensed midwife to be false or fraudulent, or willfully making or filing false or incomplete reports or records in the practice of midwifery;

(d) Failing to provide information sufficient to allow a client to give informed consent to care;

(e) Engaging in the practice of midwifery while impaired because of the use of alcohol or drugs;

(f) Having a license suspended, revoked, or otherwise disciplined in this or any other state or jurisdiction;

(g) Having been convicted of any felony, or of a lesser crime that reflects adversely on the person' s fitness to be a licensed midwife. Such lesser crimes include but are not limited to any crime involving the delivery of healthcare services, dishonesty, misrepresentation, theft, or an attempt, conspiracy or solicitation of another to commit a felony or such lesser crimes.

(h) Violating any standards of conduct set forth in these rules, whether or not specifically labeled as such, and including without limitation any scope and practice standards, record-keeping requirements, or notice requirements.

(i) Violating any part of Act 2017-383, board rule, or a condition of a license.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 582-X-3-.04

Adopted by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXVI, Issue No. 12, September 28, 2018, eff. 11/9/2018.

Author: Alabama State Board of Midwifery

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 34-19-14, et seq.