Application

Shepherd's Law does not apply to: 1. A Certified Nurse-Midwife, a physician or another health care professional licensed by the state and operating within the scope of the person's license; 2. A student midwife who is providing midwifery care under the direct supervision of a qualified, licensed midwife preceptor; 3. A natural childbirth educator; or 4. A person other than a midwife who assists childbirth in an emergency. Added by Laws 2020, c. 40, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.