Sunset Process - Senate Health and Human Services Committee. The bill implements the recommendations of the department
of regulatory agencies' sunset review and report on the registration of direct-entry midwives by:
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Continuing the registration requirements for 7 years, until September 1, 2028 (sections 1 and 2 of the bill);
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Authorizing direct-entry midwives to administer group B streptococcus (GBS) prophylaxis (section 5);
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Adding licensed birth centers to the locations where a direct-entry midwife may practice (section 3); and
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Requiring the director of the division of professions and occupations to develop policies regarding direct-entry midwives in training (section 6).
The bill also: •
Specifies that a direct-entry midwife who is granted additional authority is not required to apply for renewal of that authority or pay any renewal fees for the authority (section 5); and
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Removes the requirement that a direct-entry midwife report certain data at the time of registration renewal (section 4).
