Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 24 - Occupational and Professional Licenses, Division of
Rule 24.26.01 - RULES OF THE IDAHO BOARD OF MIDWIFERY
Section 24.26.01.204 - NEWBORN TRANSFER OF CARE OR CONSULTATION

Universal Citation: ID Admin Code 24.26.01.204

Current through August 31, 2023

01. Newborn Transfer of Care. Conditions for which a licensed midwife must facilitate the immediate transfer of a newborn to a hospital for emergency care: (3-28-23)

a. Respiratory distress defined as respiratory rate greater than eighty (80) or grunting, flaring, or retracting for more than one (1) hour. (3-28-23)

b. Any respiratory distress following delivery with moderate to thick meconium stained fluid. (3-28-23)

c. Central cyanosis or pallor for more than ten (10) minutes. (3-28-23)

d. Apgar score of six (6) or less at five (5) minutes of age. (3-28-23)

e. Abnormal bleeding. (3-28-23)

f. Any condition requiring more than six (6) hours of continuous, immediate postpartum evaluation. (3-28-23)

g. Any vesicular skin lesions. (3-28-23)

h. Seizure-like activity. (3-28-23)

i. Any bright green emesis. (3-28-23)

j. Poor feeding effort due to lethargy or disinterest in nursing for more than two (2) hours immediately following birth. (3-28-23)

02. Newborn Consultation Required. Conditions for which a licensed midwife must consult a Pediatric Provider (Neonatologist, Pediatrician, Family Practice Physician, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, or Physician Assistant): (3-28-23)

a. Temperature instability, defined as a rectal temperature less than ninety-six point eight (96.8) degrees Fahrenheit or greater than one hundred point four (100.4) degrees Fahrenheit documented two (2) times more than fifteen (15) minutes apart. (3-28-23)

b. Murmur lasting more than twenty-four (24) hours immediately following birth. (3-28-23)

c. Cardiac arrhythmia. (3-28-23)

d. Congenital anomalies. (3-28-23)

e. Birth injury. (3-28-23)

f. Clinical evidence of prematurity, including but not limited to, low birth weight of less than two thousand five hundred (2,500) grams, smooth soles of feet, or immature genitalia. (3-28-23)

g. Any jaundice in the first twenty-four (24) hours after birth or significant jaundice at any time. (3-28-23)

h. No stool for more than twenty-four (24) hours immediately following birth. (3-28-23)

i. No urine output for more than twenty-four (24) hours. (3-28-23)

j. Development of persistent poor feeding effort at any time. (3-28-23)

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