Section R9-16-104. Administration

A.      A midwife may submit a written request for the Department to:

1.        Add the midwife’s name, address, and telephone number to a list of licensed midwives on the Department’s web- site; or

2.        Remove the midwife’s name, address, and telephone number from a list of licensed midwives on the Depart- ment’s website.

B.       A midwife shall:

1.        Notify the Department in a format provided by the Department within five working days after:

a.         A client has died while under the midwife’s care,

b.        A stillborn child has been delivered by the midwife, or

c.         A newborn delivered by the midwife has died within the first 6 weeks after birth; and

2.        Provide a summary of the:

a.         Circumstances leading up to the event, and

b.        Actions taken by the midwife in response to the event.

C.      A midwife shall:

1.        Maintain documentation of:

a.         Completion of current training in:

i.         Adult basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation that meets the requirements in R9-16-102(A)(4)(a), and

ii.        Neonatal resuscitation that meets the require- ments in R9-16-102(A)(4)(b);

b.        Except as provided in R9-16-103(A)(2)(b), current certification as a Certified Professional Midwife by the North American Registry of Midwives; and

c.         The continuing education required in subsection R9- 16-105 for at least the previous three years; and

2.        Provide a copy of documentation required in subsection (C)(1) to the Department within 2 working days after the Department’s request.

Historical Note

Adopted effective March 14, 1994 (Supp. 94-1). Section repealed; new Section made by exempt rulemaking at 19

A.A.R. 1805, effective July 1, 2013 (Supp. 13-2).