Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 2746.52
Nurse-Midwives
Redline — January 1, 2011 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2021
As of January 1, 2011
Notwithstanding Section 2746.5, the certificate to practice nurse-midwifery authorizes the holder to perform and repair episiotomies, and to repair first-degree and second-degree lacerations of the perineum, in a licensed acute care hospital, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code, and a licensed alternate birth center, as defined in paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 1204 of the Health and Safety Code, but only if all of the following conditions are met:
(a) Notwithstanding Section 2746.5, the certificate to practice nurse-midwifery authorizes the holder to perform and repair episiotomies, and to repair first-degree and second-degree lacerations of the perineum.
(a) The supervising physician and surgeon and any backup physician and surgeon is credentialed to perform obstetrical care in the facility.
(b) The episiotomies are performed pursuant to protocols developed and approved by all of the following:
(1) The supervising physician and surgeon.
(2) The certified nurse-midwife.
(3) The director of the obstetrics department or the director of the family practice department, or both, if a physician and surgeon in the obstetrics department or the family practice department is a supervising physician and surgeon, or an equivalent person if there is no specifically identified obstetrics department or family practice department.
(4) The interdisciplinary practices committee, if applicable.
(5) The facility administrator or his or her designee.
(b) A certified nurse-midwife performing and repairing first-degree and second-degree lacerations of the perineum shall do both of the following: (1) Ensure that all complications are referred to a physician and surgeon immediately. (2) Ensure immediate care of patients who are in need of care beyond the scope of practice of the certified nurse-midwife, or emergency care for times when a physician and surgeon is not on the premises.
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