(a) The board shall not suspend or revoke a certificate to practice nurse-midwifery solely for performing an abortion if the holder performed the abortion in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and the Reproductive Privacy Act (Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 123460) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code).

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, including, but not limited to, Sections 141, 480, 490, and 2761, the board shall not deny an application for certification as a certified nurse-midwife, or suspend, revoke, or otherwise impose discipline upon a person certified in this state to practice nurse-midwifery under either of the following circumstances:

Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 2746.6

  • board: means any entity listed in Section 101, the entities referred to in Sections 1000 and 3600, the State Bar, the Department of Real Estate, and any other state agency that issues a license, certificate, or registration authorizing a person to engage in a business or profession. See California Business and Professions Code 31
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Business and Professions Code 21

(1) The person is licensed or certified to practice nurse-midwifery in another state and was disciplined in that state solely for performing an abortion in that state.

(2) The person is licensed or certified to practice nurse-midwifery in another state and was convicted in that state for an offense related solely to the performance of an abortion in that state.

(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 565, Sec. 2. (AB 2626) Effective September 27, 2022.)

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