Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 1799GG – Subchapter exemptions and limitations
(a) Nothing in this subchapter shall limit, preclude, or otherwise interfere with the professional activities of other individuals and health-care providers who are allowed to practice obstetrics and gynecology, nor shall this subchapter apply to certified nurse midwives as defined by Chapter 19 of this title.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 1799GG
- Board: means the Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline. See Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 1799FF
- Council: means the Midwifery Advisory Council. See Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 1799FF
- Midwife: means a person who practices midwifery. See Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 1799FF
- Midwifery: means the practice of providing supervision, care, and advice to a client during prepartum, pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum periods, and conducting deliveries on the midwife's own responsibility or in collaboration with a licensed physician, or licensed Delaware health-care delivery system. See Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 1799FF
- Midwifery student: means a person who is enrolled in an accredited educational program and who may provide midwifery services as a part of that person's educational program. See Delaware Code Title 24 Sec. 1799FF
(b) Nothing in this subchapter shall prohibit or restrict the directly supervised practice of midwifery by a midwifery student pursuing a course of study leading to a credential in midwifery or an equivalent major, as recommended by the Council and approved by the Board, from an accredited school or program recommended by the Council and approved by the Board, if the activities and services constitute a part of a supervised course of study and if the midwifery student is under the direct supervision of a midwife licensed under this subchapter and is designated by a title that clearly indicates the person’s status as a student, provided this course of study shall not exceed 5 years unless the Council recommends and the Board provides written approval for an extension.