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sentence of Art. 43, § 86(a) and from Art. 43, §
86(c).

7-604. SCOPE OF LICENSE TO PRACTICE MIDWIFERY.

(A)  IN GENERAL.

SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, A LICENSE TO
PRACTICE MIDWIFERY ISSUED UNDER THIS SUBTITLE AUTHORIZES THE
LICENSEE TO PRACTICE MIDWIFERY WHILE THE LICENSE IS
EFFECTIVE.

(B)  SCOPE LIMITATIONS.

A LICENSE TO PRACTICE MIDWIFERY ISSUED UNDER THIS
SUBTITLE DOES NOT AUTHORIZE A LICENSEE:

(1)  TO PRACTICE MEDICINE, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE
PROVIDED BY THIS SUBTITLE;

(2)  TO PRESCRIBE DRUGS;

(3)  TO UNDERTAKE CHARGE OF ADMINISTERING CARE
FOR:

(I)  ABNORMAL CASES OF PREGNANCY; OR

(II)  A DISEASE THAT RELATES TO CHILDBIRTH;

(4)  EXCEPT UNDER THE DIRECTION AND SUPERVISION
OF A PHYSICIAN, TO TRY TO DELIVER A CHILD IF THE CHILD IS
NOT DELIVERED SPONTANEOUSLY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME;

(5)  EXCEPT UNDER THE PERSONAL DIRECTION AND
SUPERVISION OF A PHYSICIAN, TO ATTEND A WOMAN IN AN ABNORMAL
CASE OF CHILDBIRTH; OR

(6)  TO ADMINISTER A DRUG TO A MOTHER OR CHILD AT
CHILDBIRTH EXCEPT:

(I)  ON THE ADVICE OF A PHYSICIAN; OR

(II)  AS A PROPHYLACTIC AGAINST GONOCOCCAL
OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from Art. 43, § 85 —
except the first clause of that section — and
the last clause of the second sentence of § 87
and from Art. 43, § 88.

Subsection (a) of this section is a standard
provision added for clarity to this and, where
necessary, other titles of this article.

In subsection (b) of this section, the more
modern term "childbirth" is substituted for the
term "parturition", for clarity.