PA SB507

Creates a new "certified midwife" license category in Pennsylvania, requiring completion of an accredited academic and clinical midwifery program approved by the State Board of Medicine, with regulations to be promulgated within two years of enactment.

Requires both nurse-midwives and certified midwives to practice under collaborative agreements with physicians or physician groups who have hospital clinical privileges in the relevant specialty area.

Authorizes midwives with master's degrees and national certification to prescribe drugs including Schedule II-V controlled substances, with restrictions limiting Schedule II prescriptions for acute pain to 72 hours and Schedule III/IV prescriptions to 30 days without physician approval.

Permits midwives working with physicians to perform initial methadone treatment assessments, though only physicians may order methadone treatment; also allows prescribing for opioid use disorder treatment and primary gynecologic conditions.

Explicitly states the act does not authorize or prohibit the practice of lay midwives, direct-entry midwives, or other unlicensed birth workers; takes effect 60 days after enactment.