Terms Used In Michigan Laws 333.17107

  • Midwife: means an individual licensed under this part to engage in the practice of midwifery. See Michigan Laws 333.17101
  • Physician: means an individual licensed to engage in the practice of medicine under part 170 or the practice of osteopathic medicine and surgery under part 175. See Michigan Laws 333.17101
  (1) At the inception of care, a midwife shall establish a protocol for transfer of care to a physician or to a hospital that is specific to that patient.
  (2) For purposes of subsection (1), the board shall identify or create a standard form, and recommend use of the standard form, to collect information on a patient whose care is transferred, either temporarily or permanently, to a hospital or a physician.
  (3) The board shall promulgate rules that require a midwife to report a patient’s data to the MANA Statistical Registry maintained by the Midwives Alliance of North America, or a similar registry maintained by a successor organization approved by the board, unless the patient refuses to consent to the reporting of his or her data.