Md. Code, Health Occ. § 8-601

Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 8-601 - "Practice nurse midwifery" defined

In this subtitle:

(1) "Practice nurse midwifery" means the management and care of essentially normal newborns and of essentially normal women antepartally, intrapartally and postpartally.

(2) "Practice nurse midwifery" includes:

(i) Family planning and well woman reproductive care;

(ii) The prescribing of substances commonly used in the practice of nurse midwifery;

(iii) The prescribing of controlled substances on Schedules II, III, IV, and V commonly used in the practice of nurse midwifery; and

(iv) The dispensing of the substances prescribed in accordance with the provisions of items (ii) and (iii) of this paragraph in the course of treating a patient:

1. At a medical facility or clinic that is operated on a nonprofit basis;

2. At a health center that operates on a campus of an institution of higher education;

3. At a public health facility, a medical facility under contract with a State or local health department, or a facility funded with public funds; or

4. With a starter dosage of a drug as authorized under § 8-508 of this title.

Md. Code, HO § 8-601

Amended by 2023 Md. Laws, Ch. 368, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2023.

Amended by 2023 Md. Laws, Ch. 367, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2023.

Amended by 2017 Md. Laws, Ch. 516, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2017.

Amended by 2017 Md. Laws, Ch. 515, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2017.