SB 62 - AS INTRODUCED
2017 SESSION
17-0805
10/06
SENATE BILL 62
AN ACT relative to rulemaking of the midwifery council on the scope of practice.
SPONSORS: Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Rep. P. Schmidt, Straf. 19
COMMITTEE: Health and Human Services
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This bill provides that the rules of the midwifery council on the scope of practice for midwives shall not prohibit a certified midwife from choosing to assist in a vaginal birth after a cesarean delivery.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
17-0805
10/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
AN ACT relative to rulemaking of the midwifery council on the scope of practice.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Midwifery Council; Rulemaking; Vaginal Birth After Cesarean. Amend RSA 326-D:5, II to read as follows:
II. No rule relative to the scope of midwifery practice shall exceed the parameters of the definition of "midwifery'' under RSA 326-D:2, V, and no rule shall prohibit a certified midwife from choosing to assist in a vaginal birth after cesarean delivery.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 24, 2017 | Senate | Hearing |
| Feb. 9, 2017 | Senate | Floor Vote |
Feb. 9, 2017: Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 02/09/2017; SJ 5
Feb. 9, 2017: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 02/09/2017; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 9
Jan. 24, 2017: Hearing: 01/24/2017, Room 101, LOB, 02:00 pm; SC 7
Jan. 5, 2017: Introduced 01/05/2017 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 4