Md. Code, Health Occupations § 8-601
This is the official text of Md. Code, Health Occupations § 8-601, part of Maryland’s Code, Health Occupations — governs the licensing of healthcare professionals.
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§8–601.
Official statutory text
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:
(i) Family planning and well woman reproductive care;
(ii) The prescribing of substances commonly used in the practice of nurse midwifery;
(iii) The prescribing of controlled substances on Schedules II, III, IV, and V commonly used in the practice of nurse midwifery; and
(iv) The dispensing of the substances prescribed in accordance with the provisions of items (ii) and (iii) of this paragraph in the course of treating a patient:
1. At a medical facility or clinic that is operated on a nonprofit basis;
2. At a health center that operates on a campus of an institution of higher education;
3. At a public health facility, a medical facility under contract with a State or local health department, or a facility funded with public funds; or
4. With a starter dosage of a drug as authorized under § 8–508 of this title.
(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:
(i) Family planning and well woman reproductive care;
(ii) The prescribing of substances commonly used in the practice of nurse midwifery;
(iii) The prescribing of controlled substances on Schedules II, III, IV, and V commonly used in the practice of nurse midwifery; and
(iv) The dispensing of the substances prescribed in accordance with the provisions of items (ii) and (iii) of this paragraph in the course of treating a patient:
1. At a medical facility or clinic that is operated on a nonprofit basis;
2. At a health center that operates on a campus of an institution of higher education;
3. At a public health facility, a medical facility under contract with a State or local health department, or a facility funded with public funds; or
4. With a starter dosage of a drug as authorized under § 8–508 of this title.
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