As used in this chapter a “lay midwife” is any person other than a physician, a nurse midwife, or a licensed nurse practicing within the scope of the Arkansas Nurse Practice Act, § 17-87-101 et seq., who performs for compensation those skills relevant to the management of women in the antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum period of the maternity cycle.
Ark. Code Ann. § 17-85-103
Definition
Known as the Licensed Lay Midwife Act
The act spans §§ 17–17 (9 sections).
Acts 1987, No. 481, § 2.
Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.