Title 33 — Title 33 — Professions And Occupations
49 chapters · 1,124 sections in this title.
W.S. § 33-46-101 Short title
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Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Midwives Licensure Act".
W.S. § 33-46-102 (a) Definitions
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(a) Definitions. As used in this act: (i) "Board" means the board of midwifery; (ii) "Midwife" means any person who provides primary prenatal, intrapartum and postpartum care by affirmative act or conduct to women and newborns during the childbearing cycle; (iii) "Midwifery" or "…
W.S. § 33-46-103 Board of midwifery
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Board of midwifery. (a) The board of midwifery is established. The board shall regulate the practice of midwifery in the state to ensure the safety of women and newborn children receiving care from midwives. (b) The board shall license as a midwife any person who applies in the m…
W.S. § 33-46-104 Board membership and organization
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Board membership and organization. (a) The board shall consist of seven (7) members appointed by the governor including four (4) certified professional midwives, one (1) certified nurse midwife, one (1) physician licensed under the Medical Practice Act who is board certified in e…
W.S. § 33-46-105 Prohibited acts and exceptions
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Prohibited acts and exceptions. (a) Unless licensed pursuant to this act, no person shall practice midwifery or hold himself out to be a midwife, a licensed midwife or a certified professional midwife except that a certified nurse midwife may hold himself out to be a midwife. (b)…
W.S. § 33-46-106 Penalties
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Penalties. Any person violating any provision of this act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, or both.
W.S. § 33-46-107 Immunity
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Immunity. (a) No person other than the licensed midwife who provided care to the patient shall be liable for the midwife's negligent, grossly negligent or willful and wanton acts or omissions. (b) No hospital, person licensed under the Medical Practice Act, person licensed under …
W.S. § 33-46-108 Fees
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Fees. The board shall establish fees in accordance with W.S. 33-1-201 as necessary to provide for the administration of this act, including establishment of a reasonable working capital contingency fund. The board may establish fees for licensure, renewal of licenses, late applic…