Ch. 352 LAWS OF MARYLAND

certain facilities; and generally relating to certified nurse midwives prescribing
and dispensing certain substances.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Health Occupations
Section 7-601 and 12-101(b)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1986 Replacement Volume and 1989 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article - Health Occupations
Section 12-101(a)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1986 Replacement Volume and 1989 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Health Occupations

7-601.

In this subtitle:

(1) "Practice nurse midwifery" means the management and care of
essentially normal newborns and of essentially normal women antepartally, intrapartally
and postpartally.

(2) "Practice nurse midwifery" includes [family]:

(I) FAMILY planning and well woman reproductive care;

(II) THE PRESCRIBING OF SUBSTANCES COMMONLY USED
IN THE PRACTICE OF NURSE MIDWIFERY AS DETERMINED BY THE
BOARD IN CONSULTATION WITH THE STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY AND
THE STATE BOARD OF PHYSICIAN QUALITY ASSURANCE;

(III) THE PRESCRIBING OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ON
SCHEDULES II, III, IV, AND V COMMONLY USED IN THE PRACTICE OF
NURSE MIDWIFERY AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD IN CONSULTATION
WITH THE STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY AND THE STATE BOARD OF
PHYSICIAN QUALITY ASSURANCE; AND

(IV) THE DISPENSING OF THE SUBSTANCES PRESCRIBED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SUBPARAGRAPHS (II) AND (III)
OF THIS PARAGRAPH IN THE COURSE OF TREATING A PATIENT AT:

1. A MEDICAL FACILITY OR CLINIC THAT IS
OPERATED ON A NONPROFIT BASIS;

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