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NJ A5138
Bill
Status
Introduced
12/16/2024
Primary Sponsor
Shanique Speight
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AI Summary
- Grants certified midwives and certified nurse midwives independent authority to prescribe drugs without requiring a collaborative agreement with a physician
- Removes the current requirement that midwives follow standing orders and practice protocols developed with a collaborative physician when prescribing medications
- Maintains the existing requirement that midwives complete 30 contact hours in pharmacology, including one credit hour on prescription opioid issues, to qualify for prescriptive authority
- Expands prescriptive authority beyond certified nurse midwives to include certified midwives, who previously could only prescribe ergot preparations after birth and household remedies
- Directs the State Board of Medical Examiners to promulgate rules and regulations to implement the new prescriptive authority provisions
Legislative Description
Provides for independent prescriptive authority for midwives.
Health
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Health Committee
12/16/2024
Committee Referrals
Health12/16/2024
Full Bill Text
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