Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health
Chapter 395 - Licensed Midwives
Subchapter 5 - Midwife Practice
Section 310:395-5-16 - Reporting to the Department
Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
(a) Licensed Midwives shall follow the reporting provisions set forth in Title 63 O.S. § 1-311 Birth Certificates-filing-contents, 63 O.S. § 1-317 Death Certificate-Filing-Contents, 63 O.S. § 1-318 Fetal Death Certificate-Filing-contents, 63 O.S. § 324.1 Birth, Death or Stillbirth Certificates-Unlawful Acts-Penalties, and the rules and regulations set forth in OAC 310:105.
(b) Licensed Midwives shall file a certificate of birth with the State Registrar for each live birth they have facilitated in the State of Oklahoma within seven (7) days after the birth. When a birth occurs outside an institution, the certificate shall be prepared and filed by the Licensed Midwife via the electronic system used by the Department.
(c) Licensed Midwives shall report to the Department any criminal convictions that happen while holding an active license. The Department will provide this information to the Advisory Committee on Midwifery.
(d) Licensed Midwives shall file a report of
any maternal or fetal death within seven (7) days to the OSDH division that
licenses midwives which can be found at
(e) Licensed Midwives shall file a report of any severe maternal or neonatal morbidity events per CDC guidelines within 30 days to the OSDH division that licenses midwives from their initial license until their first renewal. After their first renewal these items may be reported on the yearly report referenced in section (f).
(f) Licensed Midwives shall file a report with the Department by the last day of January for the previous calendar year that states: