2023 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 59. Professions and Occupations
§59-3040.13. State roster of licensed midwives.
A. The State Department of Health shall maintain a roster of each person licensed as a midwife in this state. The roster shall contain for each licensed midwife the information required on the informed choice and disclosure statement under Section 3040.10 of this title and other information the Department determines necessary to accurately identify each licensed midwife. The roster shall be a public document available under the Oklahoma Open Records Act.
B. The Department shall provide each local registrar of births in a county with the name of each midwife practicing in the county.
C. Any data required to be submitted to the Department pursuant to Shepherd’s Law shall not contain any personally identifying information of the client by the midwife and shall be considered confidential records collected for statistical information purposes only.
Added by Laws 2020, c. 40, § 13, eff. Nov. 1, 2020. Amended by Laws 2021, c. 411, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2021; Laws 2023, c. 153, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2023.
