Certified nurse midwives; practice.
Summary
Practice of certified nurse midwives. Eliminatesthe requirement that certified nurse midwives practice pursuant toa practice agreement and provides that certified nurse midwives shall practice in accordance with regulations of the Boards of Medicineand Nursing and consistent with the Standards for the Practice ofMidwifery set by the American College of Nurse-Midwives and shallconsult and collaborate with and refer patients to such other healthcare providers as may be appropriate for the care of the patient.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 6, 2021
Signed Mar 25, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 16, 2021 · House of Delegates Feb 1, 2021
How they voted
28–5
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 16, 2021
D
Democratic17
94% Yea
R
Republican16
75% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
49
Key actions
15
Committee
13
Mar 25, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 396 (effective 7/1/21)
executive
Feb 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (20-Y 19-N)
upper
Feb 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reconsideration of conference report agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Conference report agreed to by Senate (20-Y 18-N)
upper
Feb 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Conference report agreed to by House (89-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Legislature · Passed
Amended by conference committee
legislature
Feb 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate requested conference committee
upper
Feb 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with substitute (33-Y 6-N)
upper
Feb 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed by temporarily
upper
Feb 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health (12-Y 3-N)
upper
Feb 2, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Feb 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (94-Y 5-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (15-Y 3-N)
lower
Jan 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
lower
Jan 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 13, 2021
Committee
Assigned HWI sub: Health Professions
lower
Jan 6, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
lower
Jan 6, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102378D
lower
1 primary · 26 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dawn Adams
DDemocratic
Co
Alfonso Lopez
DDemocratic
Co
Amanda Batten
RRepublican
Co
Buddy Fowler
RRepublican
Co
Carrie Coyner
RRepublican
Co
Chris L. Hurst
DDemocratic
Co
Creigh Deeds
DDemocratic
Co
Dave LaRock
RRepublican
Co
Delores McQuinn
DDemocratic
Co
Hala S. Ayala
DDemocratic
Co
Ibraheem S. Samirah
DDemocratic
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