2011 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 37 — Professions and occupations
RS 37:3244 — Scope of practice
§3244. Scope of practice
A. Licensed midwifery in Louisiana is limited in scope to practice and outlined in this Section.
B. The licensed midwife may provide care to low risk patients determined by physician evaluation and examination to be essentially normal for pregnancy and childbirth. Such care includes prenatal supervision and counseling; preparation for childbirth; and supervision and care during labor and delivery and care of the mother and the newborn in the immediate postpartum period if progress meets criteria generally accepted as normal as defined by the board.
C. A person may be issued a license as a licensed midwife, or permit as an apprentice midwife, or a senior apprentice midwife.
(1) A licensed midwife may provide any care or services provided for in R.S. 37:3244(B).
(2) A senior apprentice midwife may only provide care or services under the supervision of a licensed physician, certified nurse midwife, or licensed midwife.
(3) An apprentice midwife may provide care or services only under the supervision of a licensed physician, certified nurse midwife, or licensed midwife.
Acts 1984, No. 688, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985; Acts 1988, No. 701, §2.
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