California Business and Professions Code 2511 – (a) No person, other than one who has been licensed to practice …
(a) No person, other than one who has been licensed to practice midwifery by the board, shall hold himself or herself out as a licensed midwife, or use any other term indicating or implying that he or she is a licensed midwife.
(b) Nothing in this article shall be construed to limit in any manner the practice of an individual to whom a certificate has been issued pursuant to Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 2746) of Chapter 6, or to prevent an individual to whom a certificate has been issued pursuant to Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 2746) of Chapter 6 from holding himself or herself out as a certified nurse-midwife, nurse midwife, midwife, or from using the initials “CNM.”
Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 2511
- Board: means the Medical Board of California. See California Business and Professions Code 2506
- certificate: as used in this chapter are deemed to be synonomous. See California Business and Professions Code 2040
- Certified nurse-midwife: means a person to whom a certificate has been issued pursuant to Article 2. See California Business and Professions Code 2506
- Licensed midwife: means an individual to whom a license to practice midwifery has been issued pursuant to this article. See California Business and Professions Code 2506
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1280, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1994.)