Midwifery; provide for licensure and regulation of.

SB 2033 establishes a licensing system for midwives practicing in community settings across Mississippi, requiring them to obtain a license from the newly created State Board of Licensed Midwifery. The bill defines midwifery practice, sets scope-of-care rules, mandates health insurance coverage for midwifery services (when similar maternity care is covered), and prohibits discriminatory language in health plans regarding midwifery. It directly affects licensed midwives, mothers, and infants by creating oversight for midwifery care and ensuring reimbursement for midwifery services within insurance plans. The law also removes midwifery from the legal definition of "practice of medicine," clarifying midwifery as a distinct profession.