HB1389

Mississippi HB1389 establishes the licensure and regulation of professional midwifery in Mississippi.

Mississippi HB1389 creates the Mississippi Midwifery Licensure Law to regulate professional midwifery in community settings. The State Department of Health will administer the licensure, including issuing, renewing, and revoking licenses and temporary permits. Licensed midwives must provide primary maternity care to low-risk women and neonates during antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum periods. The bill defines professional midwifery and sets scope of practice parameters, mandatory procedures, and prohibitions.