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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. This chapter does not do any of the following:
a. Limit or regulate the practice of qualified members of other professions including but not limited to advanced registered nurse practitioner midwives under chapter 152, advanced practice registered nurse midwives under chapter 152E, or certified nurse midwives, from providing services that would constitute midwifery under this chapter.
b. Apply to a person who is a member of a Native American, Mennonite, or Amish community who provides traditional midwife services to such a community.
c. Apply to a person who, in good faith, engages in the practice of the religious tenets of a church or a religious act if no fee is contemplated, charged, or received.
d. Apply to a person rendering aid in an emergency.
e. Apply to a student midwife currently enrolled in an accredited midwifery education program and providing services to clients under the direct, on-site, in-person supervision of a certified professional midwife who is licensed and registered as a preceptor with the North American registry of midwives or its successor organization.
f. Apply to an advanced registered nurse practitioner licensed under chapter 152, an advanced practice registered nurse under chapter 152E, or a certified nurse midwife.
2. The practice of midwifery shall not constitute the practice of medicine, certified nurse midwifery, certified midwifery, or emergency medical care to the extent that a midwife advises, attends, or assists a person during pregnancy, labor, childbirth, or the postpartum period.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Iowa Code Title IV. Public Health [Chs. 123-158] § 148I.3. Exceptions - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ia/title-iv-public-health-chs-123-158/ia-code-sect-148i-3/
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