§ 25-23.4-5-1 — Collaborating agreement; review of patient encounters

Indiana § 25-23.4-5-1

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 25: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
• Art. 23.4: CERTIFIED DIRECT ENTRY MIDWIVES
• Ch. 5: Physician Collaboration with Certified Direct Entry

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(a) A certified direct entry midwife must
have a collaborating agreement with a physician licensed under IC 25-22.5. Collaboration under this chapter does not require the physical
presence of the physician at the time and the place at which the
certified direct entry midwife renders services.
(b) Subject to rules adopted under IC 25-23.4-2-6(b)(5), a
collaborating physician shall review the patient encounters that the
certified direct entry midwife has with a patient who is the client of the
certified direct entry midwife:
(1) at any time when requested by the physician; and
(2) at the time of the client's visit with the physician during the
first and third trimesters, at least the following percentages of the
patient charts:
(A) For the first year that the individual is a certified direct
entry midwife, one hundred percent (100%).
(B) For the second year that the individual is a certified direct
entry midwife, fifty percent (50%).
(C) For the third year that the individual is a certified direct
entry midwife, twenty-five percent (25%).

Legislative History

As added by P.L.232-2013, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.2-2014, SEC.107.