Section 326-D:5 Rulemaking.
I. The council shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to:
(a) Qualifications for the practice of midwifery.
(b) The teaching of midwifery.
(c) The scope of practice and procedures in the practice of midwifery, including policies for professional direction and supervision.
(d) Procedures for the certification of midwives and the issuance of certificates of midwifery, including procedures for provisional certification and recertification after certification has lapsed.
(e) Renewal procedures, including requirements for continuing education and peer review.
(f) Diagnostic and laboratory tests midwives may administer and perform and the proper administration of RSA 326-D:12.
(g) Standards for reciprocity.
(h) Establishing all fees authorized under RSA 326-D:4, I(b); provided that the fees shall be sufficient to produce estimated revenues equal to 125 percent of the direct operating expenses of the council for the previous fiscal year.
(i) Establishing all administrative fines authorized under RSA 326-D:8, III(a)(4).
(j) Reporting requirements relative to client information and notification of transfers.
II. No rule relative to the scope of midwifery practice shall exceed the parameters of the definition of ""midwifery'' under RSA 326-D:2, V.
III. Notwithstanding RSA 541-A:16, I(b)(2), the council shall adopt the model rules for adjudicative hearings adopted by the attorney general under RSA 541-A:30-a. The council may adopt supplements or modifications to the model rules pursuant to RSA 541-A:30-a, IV. Rehearings and appeals to the council shall be conducted pursuant to the provisions of RSA 541.
Source. 1999, 213:8, eff. July 6, 1999.