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Ark. Code Ann. § 17-85-108

Certificates of birth

Known as the Licensed Lay Midwife Act

The act spans §§ 17-85-101 to 17-85-109 (9 sections).

Acts 1987, No. 481, § 8.

(1) When a birth occurs without a physician in attendance at or immediately after the birth but with a licensed midwife in attendance at or immediately after the birth, it shall then be the responsibility of the midwife to prepare the certificate of birth required by the Vital Statistics Act, § 20-18-101 et seq. and to file the certificate of birth with the Division of Vital Records of the Department of Health in the manner and within the time prescribed by the Vital Statistics Act, § 20-18-101 et seq.

(2) The failure of the midwife to prepare and file the certificate of birth shall, in addition to the penalties prescribed by § 20-18-105, constitute grounds for the suspension or revocation of the license granted under this chapter.

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.