To impose a state licensure mandate on midwives, including regulations and a $200 annual license fee.
Received in the Senate on December 8, 2015
Referred to the Senate Health Policy Committee on December 8, 2015
Reported in the Senate on December 7, 2016
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-5) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Amendment offered in the Senate on December 14, 2016
To add liability exemptions related to midwife care; require state health officials to create an official definition of "normal" pregnancy; revise details of a proposed licensure board and more.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on December 14, 2016