Arkansas Code Title 17, Subtitle 3, Chapter 85 - Lay Midwives
- § 17-85-101 - Short Title.
This chapter shall be known as the "Licensed Lay Midwife Act".
- § 17-85-102 - Purpose.
(a) (1) It is the purpose and intent of this chapter to grant the State Board of Health the authority to license lay midwives...
- § 17-85-103 - Definition.
As used in this chapter a "lay midwife" is any person other than a physician, a nurse-midwife, or a licensed nurse practicing within the...
- § 17-85-104 - Construction.
Neither the Arkansas Medical Practices Act, § 17-95-201 et seq., § 17-95-301 et seq., and § 17-95-401 et seq., nor the Arkansas Nurse Midwifery...
- § 17-85-105 - Unlawful Actions -- Exception.
(a) It is unlawful for any person not licensed as a lay midwife by the State Board of Health, excluding licensed nurse-midwives and physicians...
- § 17-85-106 - Penalty -- Injunctions.
(a) Anyone unlawfully practicing lay midwifery without a license shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by...
- § 17-85-107 - Power to License.
(a) The State Board of Health is empowered to license lay midwives in this state pursuant to regulations established by the board to include,...
- § 17-85-108 - Certificates of Birth.
(a) When a birth occurs without a physician in attendance at or immediately after the birth but with a licensed midwife in attendance at...
Last modified: November 15, 2016