California Business and Professions Code ARTICLE 2.5 - Nurse-Midwives

  • Section 2746.
    The board shall issue a certificate to practice nurse-midwifery to any person who qualifies under this article and is licensed pursuant to the provisions of...
  • Section 2746.1.
    Every applicant for a certificate to practice nurse-midwifery shall comply with all the provisions of this article in addition to the provisions of this chapter.(Added...
  • Section 2746.2.
    Each applicant shall show by evidence satisfactory to the board that he has met the educational standards established by the board or has at least...
  • Section 2746.3.
    Midwife’s certificates issued by the Medical Board of California prior to the effective date of this article shall be renewable only by such board.(Amended by...
  • Section 2746.4.
    Nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent the practice of midwifery by a person possessing a midwife’s certificate issued by the Medical Board...
  • Section 2746.5.
    (a) The certificate to practice nurse-midwifery authorizes the holder, under the supervision of a licensed physician and surgeon, to attend cases of normal childbirth and to...
  • Section 2746.51.
    (a) Neither this chapter nor any other provision of law shall be construed to prohibit a certified nurse-midwife from furnishing or ordering drugs or devices, including...
  • Section 2746.52.
    Notwithstanding Section 2746.5, the certificate to practice nurse-midwifery authorizes the holder to perform and repair episiotomies, and to repair first-degree and second-degree lacerations of the...
  • Section 2746.53.
    The board may charge the applicant a fee to cover all necessary costs to implement Section 2746.51, that shall be not less than four hundred...
  • Section 2746.7.
    An applicant for certification pursuant to this article shall submit a written application in the form prescribed by the board, accompanied by the fee prescribed...
  • Section 2746.8.
    Each certificate issued pursuant to this article shall be renewable biennially, and each person holding a certificate under this article shall apply for a renewal...

Last modified: October 22, 2018