If a client is transferred to a hospital, the licensed midwife shall provide records, including prenatal records, and speak with the receiving physician and surgeon about labor up to the point of the transfer. The hospital shall report each transfer of a planned out-of-hospital birth to the Medical Board of California and the California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative using a standardized form developed by the board.
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 2510
Licensed Midwives
Known as the Licensed Midwifery Practice Act
The act spans §§ 2505–2523 (26 sections).
Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 665, Sec. 4
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.