Indiana § 25-23.4-2-6 Duties

Indiana Statutes

§ 25-23.4-2-6 — Duties

Indiana § 25-23.4-2-6

Title 25PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Art. 23.4CERTIFIED DIRECT ENTRY MIDWIVES

Ch. 2Midwifery Committee

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Ind. Code § 25-23.4-2-6 (2026).

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(a)The board shall, after receiving information, proposals, or recommendations from the committee, do the following:

(1)Establish as a requirement for certification as a certified direct entry midwife the Certified Professional Midwife credentials developed by the North American Registry of Midwives or a successor organization.

(2)Subject to IC 25-1-8-2, establish fees to administer this article.

(3)Establish annual continuing education requirements to renew a certified direct entry midwife's certificate, which must include continuing education in pharmacology. The requirements established under this subdivision must provide for at least fifteen

(15)hours of continuing education every twelve (12) months.

(4)Develop a peer review procedure, using as guidelines the peer review procedur

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(a) The board shall, after receiving
information, proposals, or recommendations from the committee, do
the following:
(1) Establish as a requirement for certification as a certified direct
entry midwife the Certified Professional Midwife credentials
developed by the North American Registry of Midwives or a
successor organization.
(2) Subject to IC 25-1-8-2, establish fees to administer this article.
(3) Establish annual continuing education requirements to renew
a certified direct entry midwife's certificate, which must include
continuing education in pharmacology. The requirements
established under this subdivision must provide for at least fifteen
(15) hours of continuing education every twelve (12) months.
(4) Develop a peer review procedure, using as guidelines the peer
review procedures established by:
(A) the Indiana Midwives Association or a successor
organization; and
(B) the North American Registry of Midwives or a successor
organization.
(b) The board shall, after receiving recommendations from the
committee, do the following:
(1) In addition to the requirements under IC 25-23.4-5, adopt
rules under IC 4-22-2 to provide for adequate collaboration
between a certified direct entry midwife and a collaborating
physician.
(2) Adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 that define the competent
practice for certified direct entry midwives. Rules adopted under
this subdivision must limit the practice of certified direct entry
midwives to nonhospital settings.
(3) Adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 that establish standards for an
emergency plan of care, including that a plan must allow for the
timely provision of emergency care at a hospital.
(4) In addition to the requirements under IC 25-23.4-4-1(a)(6),
adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to set standards for determining the
geographic area close enough to the planned location of the
delivery to make the collaborating physician a reasonable choice
to provide backup care.
(5) In addition to the requirements under IC 25-23.4-5-1(b), adopt
rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish standards or conditions that
require additional review of a certified direct entry midwife's
client encounters by the collaborating physician.
(6) Adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to determine the number of
certified direct entry midwives with whom a physician may
collaborate.
(7) In addition to the requirements under IC 25-23.4-6-1(b),
establish the conditions that require a certified direct entry
midwife to refer a client for an examination by a physician.
(8) Adopt rules under IC 4-22-2, establishing the health
conditions that require a referral to a physician under IC 25-23.4-6-1(c).
(c) The board may not adopt rules to grant a certified direct entry
midwife prescriptive authority other than the authority specified in IC 25-23.4-4-5.