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2017 Idaho Statutes
Title 54 - PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES
Chapter 55 - MIDWIFERY
Section 54-5510 - CLIENT PROTECTION — UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT.
Universal Citation: ID Code § 54-5510 (2017)
54-5510. client protection — unprofessional conduct. [effective until july 1, 2024] 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.
History:
[(54-5510) 54-5410, added 2009, ch. 65, sec. 1, p. 183; am. and redesig. 2010, ch. 79, sec. 30, p. 153.]
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