Arizona Laws 36-752. Licensure; exceptions
A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, no person may act as a midwife without being licensed pursuant to this article.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 36-752
- Midwife: means a person who delivers a baby or provides health care related to pregnancy, labor, delivery and postpartum care of the mother and her infant. See Arizona Laws 36-751
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
B. The following persons are exempt from the licensure requirements of this section:
1. A physician licensed pursuant to title 32 who is permitted within his scope of practice to deliver infants.
2. A registered nurse certified by the state board of nursing as a qualified nurse-midwife.
3. A person acting under the direction and supervision of a physician licensed pursuant to title 32 who is permitted within his scope of practice to deliver infants.
4. A student of midwifery in the course of taking an internship, preceptorship or clinical training program, who is under the direction and supervision of a midwife licensed pursuant to this article.
5. A person who has no prearranged agreement to provide delivery assistance, but who delivers a baby as a result of an emergency situation.
6. A mother or father delivering their own infant.