House Amendment 8175


PAG LIN

     1  1    Amend House File 2297 as follows:
     1  2 #1.  Page 2, line 17, by striking <is a practicing>
     1  3 and inserting <as an obstetrician or>
     1  4 #2.  Page 2, by striking lines 23 through 25 and
     1  5 inserting <midwives; and two members who shall
     1  6 represent the general public and who are not licensed
     1  7 as a midwife, physician, or nurse.>
     1  8 #3.  Page 3, line 8, after <periods> by inserting
     1  9 <,including newborn care up to six weeks,>
     1 10 #4.  Page 3, line 22, by striking <2011> and
     1 11 inserting <2012>
     1 12 #5.  Page 3, line 26, after <shall> by inserting
     1 13 <meet minimum education requirements and>
     1 14 #6.  Page 3, line 32, after <resuscitation.> by
     1 15 inserting <In reviewing applications, the board
     1 16 may request, at the applicant's expense, that the
     1 17 department of public safety perform a criminal history
     1 18 check and the department of human services perform
     1 19 child and dependent adult abuse record checks of the
     1 20 applicant. If an applicant has a criminal record or a
     1 21 record of founded child or dependent adult abuse, the
     1 22 board shall perform an evaluation to determine whether
     1 23 the record warrants denial of licensure.>
     1 24 #7.  Page 4, after line 3 by inserting:
     1 25    <Sec. ___.  NEW SECTION.  148F.3A  Insurance.
     1 26    If the board determines that liability insurance is
     1 27 available at an affordable price to licensed midwives,
     1 28 the board may mandate such coverage by rule.  Until
     1 29 that time, a licensed midwife shall provide each
     1 30 client with a disclosure statement indicating that the
     1 31 midwife does not have liability insurance as provided
     1 32 in section 148F.5.>
     1 33 #8.  Page 4, line 16, after <midwife,> by inserting
     1 34 <as specified in section 148F.2,>
     1 35 #9.  Page 4, line 33, by striking <shall> and
     1 36 inserting <may>
     1 37 #10.  Page 5, by striking lines 6 through 13 and
     1 38 inserting:
     1 39    <3.  In establishing rules, the board shall reflect
     1 40 the knowledge and skills identified by the north
     1 41 American registry of midwives' current job description
     1 42 for the profession and the standards of practice of
     1 43 midwifery established by the national association
     1 44 of certified professional midwives or a successor
     1 45 organization.>
     1 46 #11.  Page 5, line 16, after <information> by
     1 47 inserting <, in a manner determined by the board by
     1 48 rule,>
     1 49 #12.  Page 6, line 4, by striking <2011> and
     1 50 inserting <2012>
     2  1 #13.  Page 6, line 15, by striking <2011> and
     2  2 inserting <2012>
     2  3 #14.  Page 7, line 14, by striking <These> and
     2  4 inserting <The>
     2  5 #15.  Page 7, line 16, by striking <2011> and
     2  6 inserting <2012>
     2  7 #16.  By renumbering as necessary.


                                        
          MASCHER of Johnson
          HF2297.1306 (2) 83
          jr/nh

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