Minnesota Legislature
SF 4217
1st Engrossment - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 05/28/2020 10:05am
Current Version - 1st Engrossment
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A bill for an act
relating to health; clarifying midwifery scope of practice; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2018, section 147D.03, subdivision 2.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 147D.03, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Scope of practice.
The practice of traditional midwifery includesdeleted text begin ,deleted text end but is not
limited to:
(1) initial and ongoing assessment for suitability of traditional midwifery care;
(2) providing prenatal education and coordinating with a licensed health care provider
as necessary to provide comprehensive prenatal care, including the routine monitoring of
vital signs, indicators of fetal developments, and new text begin ordering standard prenatal new text end laboratory testsnew text begin
and imagingnew text end , as needed, with attention to the physical, nutritional, and emotional needs of
the woman and her family;
(3) attending and supporting the natural process of labor and birth;
(4) postpartum care of the mother and an initial assessment of the newborn; deleted text begin and
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(5) providing information and referrals to community resources on childbirth preparation,
breastfeeding, exercise, nutrition, parenting, and care of the newborndeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ; and
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(6) ordering ultrasounds, providing point-of-care testing, and ordering laboratory tests
that conform to the standard prenatal protocol of the licensed traditional midwife's standard
of care.
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