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AL SB340
Bill
Status
5/18/2023
Primary Sponsor
Bobby Singleton
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AI Summary
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Defines the postpartum period for which midwives may provide primary maternity care as six weeks post delivery for both maternal and newborn care.
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Authorizes licensed midwives to provide care in freestanding birth centers that are not hospitals, and establishes that such centers shall not be considered hospitals under Alabama law.
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Permits the State Board of Midwifery to accept gifts and grants pursuant to terms and conditions adopted by official board resolution.
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Requires licensed midwives to order and administer newborn screening tests provided in Section 22-20-3 and any related rules adopted by the State Board of Health to all neonates in their care.
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Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Relating to the State Board of Midwifery; to amend Sections 34-19-11, 34-19-12, and 34-19-16, Code of Alabama 1975; to provide further for the period during which midwives may provide care after birth; to authorize midwives to provide care in freestanding birth centers; to authorize the board to accept grants and gifts; and to require midwives to administer certain tests.
Last Action
Re-referred To Committee to Senate Healthcare
5/23/2023