House Amendment 8212


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 <Applicants must also hold a certified
     1 16 professional midwife credential issued by the north
     1 17 American registry of midwives or any other nationally
     1 18 accredited credential as specified by the board. If
     1 19 an applicant has been subject to prior revocation of a
     1 20 license to practice medicine or nursing, the applicant
     1 21 is not eligible for licensure under this chapter,
     1 22 unless the applicant makes a satisfactory appeal to the
     1 23 board.
     1 24    In reviewing applications, the board may request,
     1 25 at the applicant's expense, that the department of
     1 26 public safety perform a criminal history check and
     1 27 the department of human services perform child and
     1 28 dependent adult abuse record checks of the applicant.
     1 29 If an applicant has a criminal record or a record of
     1 30 founded child or dependent adult abuse, the board shall
     1 31 perform an evaluation to determine whether the record
     1 32 warrants denial of licensure.>
     1 33 #7.  Page 4, after line 3 by inserting:
     1 34    <Sec. ___.  NEW SECTION.  148F.3A  Insurance.
     1 35    If the board determines that liability insurance is
     1 36 available at an affordable price to licensed midwives,
     1 37 the board may mandate such coverage by rule.  Until
     1 38 that time, a licensed midwife shall provide each
     1 39 client with a disclosure statement indicating that the
     1 40 midwife does not have liability insurance as provided
     1 41 in section 148F.5.>
     1 42 #8.  Page 4, line 16, after <midwife,> by inserting
     1 43 <as specified in section 148F.2,>
     1 44 #9.  Page 4, by striking lines 25 through 28.
     1 45 #10.  Page 4, line 33, by striking <shall> and
     1 46 inserting <may>
     1 47 #11.  Page 5, by striking lines 6 through 13 and
     1 48 inserting:
     1 49    <3.  In establishing rules, the board shall reflect
     1 50 the knowledge and skills identified by the north
     2  1 American registry of midwives' current job description
     2  2 for the profession and the standards of practice of
     2  3 midwifery established by the national association
     2  4 of certified professional midwives or a successor
     2  5 organization.>
     2  6 #12.  Page 5, line 16, after <information> by
     2  7 inserting <, in a manner determined by the board by
     2  8 rule,>
     2  9 #13.  Page 6, line 4, by striking <2011> and
     2 10 inserting <2012>
     2 11 #14.  Page 6, by striking lines 13 through 21.
     2 12 #15.  Page 7, line 14, by striking <These> and
     2 13 inserting <The>
     2 14 #16.  Page 7, line 16, by striking <2011> and
     2 15 inserting <2012>
     2 16 #17.  By renumbering as necessary.


                                        
          MASCHER of Johnson
          HF2297.1422 (2) 83
          jr/nh

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