Alaska Administrative Code
Title 12 - Professional Regulations
Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing
Chapter 14 - Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives
Article 5 - Duties and Responsibilities
12 AAC 14.560 - Permitted practices

Universal Citation: 12 AK Admin Code 14.560

Current through February 24, 2025

(a) The following practices may be performed by a certified direct-entry midwife who, in accordance with (c) of this section, provides documentation acceptable to the board of having acquired the training and skills necessary to safely perform them:

(1) catheterization of the urinary bladder;

(2) administration of medications as specified in 12 AAC 14.570;

(3) venipuncture;

(4) capillary blood sampling;

(5) suturing;

(6) emergency measures as specified in 12 AAC 14.600;

(7) intravenous therapy; or

(8) an episiotomy.

(b) Before performing prenatal care, vaginal delivery, and postpartum care for a client with a previous cesarean section, a certified direct-entry midwife must provide evidence of at least six hours of training and education in performing these practices for a post-cesarean client.

(c) The board will notify the certified direct-entry midwife that documentation submitted under this section is acceptable to the board of competence in these practices. A certified direct-entry midwife may not perform the practices set out in (a) and (b) of this section until notification of acceptance has been provided to the certified direct-entry midwife by the board.

Authority:AS 08.65.030

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