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AZ SB1157
Bill
Status
1/22/2014
Primary Sponsor
Kelli Ward
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AI Summary
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Amends Arizona law to define midwifery scope of practice and add specific prohibitions on midwife services.
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Prohibits licensed midwives from accepting clients who have had previous cesarean sections or are pregnant with multiple fetuses.
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Prohibits midwives from accepting clients for vaginal delivery if the fetus is in complete breech, frank breech, or incomplete breech presentation.
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Requires any future expansion of midwife scope of practice to comply with title 32, chapter 31 (Arizona's regulatory review process).
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Exempts the Department of Health Services from standard rulemaking requirements for one year to implement the new regulations.
Legislative Description
Midwives; scope of practice
Last Action
Referred to Senate RULES Committee
2/12/2014