HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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490A 3.

NOTWITHSTANDING-----ANY PROVISION OF A GROUP OR INDIVIDUAL

POLICY OR CONTRACT, OR ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED THEREUNDER, OF

HEALTH, SICKNESS, ACCIDENT, OR DISABILITY INSURANCE THAT IS

WRITTEN ON AN EXPENSE INCURRED BASIS, DELIVERED WITHIN THE

STATE, OR ISSUED TO A GROUP WHICH IS INCORPORATED OR HAS A

MAIN OFFICE LOCATED IN THE STATE, OR COVERING PERSONS WHO

RESIDE OR WORK WITHIN THE STATE, WHENEVER SUCH POLICY,

CONTRACT, OR CERTIFICATE PROVIDES FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR ANY

SERVICE WHICH IS WITHIN THE LAWFUL SCOPE OF PRACTICE OF A

NURSE PRACTITIONER, THE INSURED, OR ANY OTHER PERSON COVERED

BY THE POLICY, CONTRACT, OR CERTIFICATE, SHALL BE ENTITLED

TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR SUCH SERVICE, WHETHER THE SERVICE IS

THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION-----SHALL APPLY TO ALL SUCH

POLICIES, CONTRACTS, OR CERTIFICATES ISSUED, RENEWED,

MODIFIED, ALTERED, AMENDED, OR REISSUED ON OR AFTER JULY 1,

1980.

Article 43 - Health

42.

(a) (2) (ii) In this paragraph a "nurse midwife"
means a licensed registered nurse who has been certified by
the American College of Nurse-Midwives as a nurse midwife
AND CERTIFIED NORSE PRACTITIONER MEANS A LICENSED REGISTERED
NURSE WHO HAS COMPLETED A NURSE PRACTITIONER PROGRAM
APPROVED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF NURSES AND
PASSED A BOARD APPROVED EXAMINATION, AND HAS BEEN CERTIFIED
UNDER THE JOINT REGULATIONS OF THE BOARD OF MEDICAL

purposes of this section the nurse midwife need not be under
the supervision of a physician. The secretary may contract
with nurse midwives OR CERTIFIED NURSE PRACTITIONERS for the
provision of care for eligible persons. Utilization of
benefits under this paragraph by a nurse midwife OR
CERTIFIED NURSE PRACTITIONER is subject to a peer review
committee appointed by the State Board of Examiners of

294.

(a)

The Board shall have the following powers and

duties:

(18) To maintain [an] up-to-date [list] LISTS of
all nurse midwives AND CERTIFIED NURSE PRACTITIONERS
licensed by the State,

295.

(f) A license issued to any nurse midwife OR
CERTIFIED NURSE PRACTITIONER by the Board shall so indicate
in an appropriate space on the license.