SB1352
Certified nurse midwives/licensed certified midwives; independent practice, organized medical staff.
Status:
Enacted
Latest Action:
March 24, 2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0557)
Chief Patron:
Kannan Srinivasan (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Certified nurse midwives; licensed certified midwives; independent practice; organized medical staff.
Permits licensed certified midwives who have completed 1,000 hours of practice under a practice agreement to practice without a practice agreement upon receipt of an attestation from the licensed physician or midwife with whom they entered into a practice agreement. The bill also permits certified nurse midwives and licensed certified ... (More) midwives to enter into practice agreements with certified nurse midwives or licensed certified midwives who are authorized to practice independently. The bill directs the Department of Health to amend its regulations to clarify that an organized medical staff may include other practitioners, including independent practice midwives, in addition to physicians and dentists. This bill is identical to HB 1635. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2025 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25102718D
- 01/13/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/23/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1352)
- 01/24/2025 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
- 01/30/2025 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/2025 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/06/2025 - House: Read first time
- 02/06/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- 02/07/2025 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 02/11/2025 - House: Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2025 - House: Read second time
- 02/14/2025 - House: Read third time
- 02/14/2025 - House: Passed House (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Enrolled
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1352ER)
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1352)
- 02/18/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/20/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/03/2025 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 3, 2025
- 03/03/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/24/2025 - Approved by Governor-Chapter 557 (Effective 07/01/25)
- 03/24/2025 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0557)
