HAR §17-1737-81.1
HAR §17-1737-81.1. Nurse-midwife services
Cite as Haw. Code R. § 17-1737-81.1
(a) A
nurse-midwife is a registered nurse who meets the
following conditions:
(1) Licensed to practice as a registered
professional nurse in the State;
(2) Initially and biennially licensed with the
department of commerce and consumer affairs
as an advanced practice registered
nurse(APRN)certified nurse-midwife; and
(3) Successfully completed a program of study and
clinical experience for nurse-midwives and is
currently certified as a nurse-midwife by the
American College of Nurse-Midwives as a
nurse-midwife.
UNOFFICIAL
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(b)
Nurse-midwife services to Medicaid recipients
shall be limited to the scope of practice a
nurse-midwife is legally authorized to perform under
state law, including but not limited to, providing
independent management of women’s health care, focusing
particularly on pregnancy, childbirth, the postpartum
period, care of the newborn, and the family planning
and gynecological needs of women.
(c) Medicaid payments shall be made only to a
nurse-midwife who meets the requirements of this
section and of chapter 17-1736. [Eff 01/06/05] (Auth:
HRS §346-14) (Imp: 42 C.F.R. §440.165)