Alabama Administrative Code
Title 560 - ALABAMA MEDICAID AGENCY
Chapter 560-X-21 - NURSE MIDWIFE PROGRAM
Section 560-X-21-.01 - Legal Authority For The Nurse Midwife Program
Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 11, August 30, 2024
(1) Alabama Law provides rules under which properly trained nurses can be licensed to practice the profession of Nurse Midwifery. (Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 34-19-2, et seq.)
(2) Federal Law [Title XIX, Sections 1905(a)(17) and (m)] requires that the Medicaid Program in each state include the services of nurse midwives as a mandated service.
(3) These regulations state the conditions under which the services of nurse midwives are covered by the Medical Assistance Program of the Alabama Medicaid Agency.
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Statutory Authority: State Plan; Title XIX, Social Security Act; 42 C.F.R. §§440.210, 440.165, 441.220, and 441.21. Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 34-19-2, et seq.