MN HF18

Establishes licensure for certified midwives under the Minnesota Board of Nursing in a new chapter 148G, creating the Minnesota Certified Midwife Practice Act.

Requires applicants to hold current national certification from the American Midwifery Certification Board, complete a master's degree or higher from an accredited midwifery program, and pass criminal background checks.

Authorizes licensed certified midwives to diagnose, prescribe, and treat patients within their scope of practice, including pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum care, family planning, and gynecological care.

Establishes disciplinary grounds and procedures for the Board of Nursing to deny, revoke, suspend, or limit midwife licenses, with civil penalties up to $10,000 per violation.

Makes unlicensed practice of certified midwifery a gross misdemeanor and declares unauthorized midwifery practice a public nuisance subject to injunction.