§ 8-601. "Practice nurse midwifery" defined

   In this subtitle:

   (1) "Practice nurse midwifery" means the management and care of essentially normal newborns and of essentially normal women antepartally, intrapartally and postpartally.

   (2) "Practice nurse midwifery" includes:

      (i) Family planning and well woman reproductive care;

      (ii) The prescribing of substances commonly used in the practice of nurse midwifery as determined by the Board in consultation with the State Board of Pharmacy and the State Board of Physicians;

      (iii) The prescribing of controlled substances on Schedules II, III, IV, and V commonly used in the practice of nurse midwifery as determined by the Board in consultation with the State Board of Pharmacy and the State Board of Physicians; and

      (iv) The dispensing of the substances prescribed in accordance with the provisions of subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) of this paragraph in the course of treating a patient at:

         1. A medical facility or clinic that is operated on a nonprofit basis;

         2. A health center that operates on a campus of an institution of higher education; or

         3. A public health facility, a medical facility under contract with a State or local health department, or a facility funded with public funds.

HISTORY: 1981, ch. 614; 1990, ch. 6, § 11; ch. 352; 2003, ch. 252, § 10.