Hawaii SB274 continues the licensure of certified midwives and certified professional midwives, clarifies their scope of practice, and exempts.

Hawaii SB274 continues the licensure of certified midwives and certified professional midwives by the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. It clarifies the scope of practice for licensed midwives, allowing them to provide independent care during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum period. The bill exempts certain birth practitioners from state licensure, including those providing limited perinatal support services, those administering care to immediate or extended family, and those engaged in birth-related practices in connection with ethnic cultures.

Hawaii SB274 continues the licensure of certified midwives and certified professional midwives, clarifies their scope of practice, and exempts.

Hawaii SB274 continues the licensure of certified midwives and certified professional midwives by the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. It clarifies the scope of practice for licensed midwives, allowing them to provide independent care during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum period. The bill exempts certain birth practitioners from state licensure, including those providing limited perinatal support services, those administering care to immediate or extended family, and those engaged in birth-related practices in connection with ethnic cultures.