Tag: midwife

  • Midwife Board Votes to Accept Recommended Changes to Rule

    Midwife Board Votes to Accept Recommended Changes to Rule

    Last Friday, the Alabama State Board of Midwifery voted to accept recommended changes from a legislative oversight committee to its proposed regulation to, among other things, set the scope of practice for non-nurse midwives. By accepting the changes, the newly-formed Midwife Board will begin to license non-nurse midwives. Had the Midwife Board turned down the…

  • Association Secures Significant Changes to Midwife Board Rule

    Association Secures Significant Changes to Midwife Board Rule

    The Medical Association and a coalition of health organizations this week convinced a legislative committee with oversight of state board regulations to make changes to a dangerous proposed regulation by the newly-formed Alabama State Board of Midwifery.  The Midwifery Board was established by law in 2017 to license non-nurse midwives. The proposed regulation – if…

  • Medical Association Receives Board of Midwifery Rule Withdrawal

    Medical Association Receives Board of Midwifery Rule Withdrawal

    The Medical Association joined with the Alabama Hospital Association, the Alabama Board of Nursing, the Alabama Department of Public Health and the Alabama Chapter-American Academy of Pediatrics recently offered comment to the Alabama Board of Midwifery’s proposed rules concerning the passage of Act No. 2017-282 in May 2017 (regarding licensed midwives). The Medical Association requested the…

  • What If No One Was On Call [at the Legislature]?

    What If No One Was On Call [at the Legislature]?

    2018 Recap of the Regular Session of the Alabama Legislature In times of illness, injury and emergency, patients depend on their physicians. But what if no one was on call? Public health would be in jeopardy.  However, the same holds true for the Legislature. During the 2018 session alone, if the Medical Association had not…

  • What If No One Was On Call…2017 Legislative Review

    What If No One Was On Call…2017 Legislative Review

    In times of illness, injury and emergency, patients depend on their physicians. But what if no one was on call? Public health would be in jeopardy. However, the same holds true during a legislative session. What would happen if the Medical Association was not on call, advocating for you and your patients at the Alabama…

  • What If No One Was on Call [at the Legislature]?

    What If No One Was on Call [at the Legislature]?

    2017 Legislative Recap In times of illness, injury and emergency, patients depend on their physicians. But what if no one was on call? Public health would be in jeopardy. However, the same holds true during a legislative session. What would happen if the Medical Association was not on call, advocating for you and your patients…