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Ark. Code Ann. § 17-85-105

Unlawful actions — Exception

Known as the Licensed Lay Midwife Act

The act spans §§ 17–17 (9 sections).

Acts 1987, No. 481, §§ 5, 6.

(1) It is unlawful for any person not licensed as a lay midwife by the State Board of Health, excluding licensed nurse midwives and physicians licensed by the State Medical Board, to: Receive compensation for attending birth as a lay midwife; or

(2) Indicate by any means that the person is licensed to practice lay midwifery in Arkansas.

(3) This chapter shall not prohibit the attendance at birth of the mother's choice of family, friends, or other uncompensated labor support attendants.

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.