| Last Action | floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to midwifery and making an appropriation therefor. |
| Bill Documents |
Current/Final
Introduced |
| Bill Request Number | 45 |
| Sponsors | T. Buford, P. Clark, D. Harper Angel, D. Seum |
| Summary of Original Version | Create new sections of KRS Chapter 309 to establish licensing for midwifery; establish terms and create definitions; establish the Kentucky Board of Midwifery, create membership, set terms, and grant authority and duties; require the board to promulgate administrative regulations; establish the scope of practice for a licensed midwife; require informed consent for practice and require disclosures; allow the board to reprimand, deny, limit, revoke, probate, or suspend licenses; establish in the State Treasury the Kentucky Board of Midwifery trust and agency fund; amend KRS 211.180 to remove midwifery from the purview of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; amend KRS 311.550 to amend the definition of medicine and osteopathy to remove a reference to the Cabinet's oversight of midwifery; declare that this Act is intended to be consistent with the United States Midwifery Education, Regulation, and Association statement on licensure, July 2015; APPROPRIATION. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Governor - Board of Midwifery, appointment of members Health and Medical Services - Midwifery, licensing, board, and regulations for Licensing - Midwifery, licensing, board, and regulations for Occupations and Professions - Midwifery, licensing, board, and regulations for Physicians and Practitioners - Midwifery, licensing, board, and regulations for Women - Midwifery, licensing, board, and regulations for Boards and Commissions - Midwifery, establish board of Background Checks - Midwife, permit board to require checks for licensing of Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Board of Midwifery, promulgation of Appropriations - Midwifery, board of |
| Proposed Amendments |
Senate Floor Amendment 1 Senate Floor Amendment 2 |
| 01/07/17 |
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| 02/16/17 |
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| 02/21/17 |
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| Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 1 |
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| Sponsor | R. Alvarado |
| Summary | Delete the language of the bill in its entirety; create new sections of KRS Chapter 314 to define "APRN-designated nurse midwife," "council," "midwifery," and "certified professional midwife"; create the Certified Professional Midwives Advisory Council under the Board of Nursing and establish its membership; provide that certified professional midwife has same authority and responsibility as other licensed health care providers regarding public health laws, and require to keep appropriate medical records; require board to promulgate administrative regulations relating to certified professional midwives; permit the board to require a criminal background investigation of an applicant for a permit as a certified professional midwife by means of a fingerprint check; establish certain prohibited conduct relating to the practice of midwifery; prohibit a certified professional midwife from providing services in the presence of certain high-risk conditions; provide immunity from liability in civil action for health care providers who has acted in consultation with a certified professional midwife; and establish that there is no physician-patient or nurse-patient relationship if a physician or registered nurse has consulted with a certified professional midwife but not examined or treated a client of a midwife; amend KRS 211.180 and 311.550 to conform. |
| Index Headings |
Governor - Board of Midwifery, appointment of members Health and Medical Services - Midwifery, licensing, board, and regulations for Licensing - Midwifery, licensing, board, and regulations for Occupations and Professions - Midwifery, licensing, board, and regulations for Physicians and Practitioners - Midwifery, licensing, board, and regulations for Women - Midwifery, licensing, board, and regulations for Boards and Commissions - Midwifery, establish board of Background Checks - Midwife, permit board to require checks for licensing of Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Board of Midwifery, promulgation of Appropriations - Midwifery, board of |
| Amendment | Senate Floor Amendment 2 |
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| Sponsor | R. Alvarado |
| Summary | Make title amendment. |
| Index Headings |
Governor - Board of Midwifery, appointment of members Health and Medical Services - Midwifery, licensing, board, and regulations for Licensing - Midwifery, licensing, board, and regulations for Occupations and Professions - Midwifery, licensing, board, and regulations for Physicians and Practitioners - Midwifery, licensing, board, and regulations for Women - Midwifery, licensing, board, and regulations for Boards and Commissions - Midwifery, establish board of Background Checks - Midwife, permit board to require checks for licensing of Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Board of Midwifery, promulgation of Appropriations - Midwifery, board of |
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