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Idaho Code § 54-5510

Client protection — Unprofessional conduct. [Null and void, effective July 1, 2024.]

I.C., § 54-5410, as added by 2009, ch. 65, § 1, p. 177; am. and redesig. 2010, ch. 79, § 30, p. 133.

A licensed midwife or applicant for licensure, renewal or reinstatement may not:

(1) Disregard a client’s dignity or right to privacy as to her person, condition, possessions or medical record;

(2) Breach any legal requirement of confidentiality with respect to a client, unless ordered by a court of law;

(3) Submit a birth certificate known by the person to be false or fraudulent, or willfully make or file false or incomplete reports or records in the practice of midwifery;

(4) Fail to provide information sufficient to allow a client to give fully informed consent;

(5) Engage in the practice of midwifery while impaired because of the use of alcoholic beverages or drugs; and

(6) Violate any other standards of conduct as determined by the board in rules adopted for the regulation of the practice of midwifery.

Current official text: Idaho Statutes (Idaho Legislature). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Idaho statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.