§ 148I.3 — Exceptions

Iowa § 148I.3

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title IV: PUBLIC HEALTH
• Ch. 148I: MIDWIFERY

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1. This chapter does not do any of the following:
a. Limit or regulate the practice of qualified members of other professions including but
not limited to advanced registered nurse practitioner midwives under chapter 152, advanced
practice registered nurse midwives under chapter 152E, or certified nurse midwives, from
providing services that would constitute midwifery under this chapter.
b. Apply to a person who is a member of a Native American, Mennonite, or Amish
community who provides traditional midwife services to such a community.
c. Apply to a person who, in good faith, engages in the practice of the religious tenets of
a church or a religious act if no fee is contemplated, charged, or received.
d. Apply to a person rendering aid in an emergency.
e. Apply to a student midwife currently enrolled in an accredited midwifery education
program and providing services to clients under the direct, on-site, in-person supervision of
a certified professional midwife who is licensed and registered as a preceptor with the North
American registry of midwives or its successor organization.
f. Apply to an advanced registered nurse practitioner licensed under chapter 152, an
advanced practice registered nurse under chapter 152E, or a certified nurse midwife.
2. The practice of midwifery shall not constitute the practice of medicine, certified nurse
midwifery, certified midwifery, or emergency medical care to the extent that a midwife
advises, attends, or assists a person during pregnancy, labor, childbirth, or the postpartum
period.