Apprentice permit, scope of practice, supervised clinical experience, renewal requirements, prenatal care, permitted practices, intrapartum care, emergency practices, medications, emergency transport plan, and peer review:
Notice of Proposed Regulations Changes
Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives
Brief Description: The Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives proposes to update various regulations addressing apprentice permit, supervised clinical experience, renewal requirements, prenatal care, intrapartum care, permitted practices, emergency practices, medications, emergency transport plan, and peer review, and also establishing a scope of practice requirements.
The Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives (Board) proposes to adopt regulation changes in Title 12, Chapter 14 of the Alaska Administrative Code, dealing with review of an apprentice permit application, scope of practice, supervised clinical experience requirements, renewal requirements, prenatal care, intrapartum care, permitted practices, medications, emergency practices, emergency transport plan, and peer review, including the following:
- 12 AAC 14.130, Review of an apprentice direct-entry midwife permit application, is proposed to be changed to alter the requirements for obtaining a permit to practice as an apprentice direct-entry midwife.
- 12 AAC 14.150, Scope of practice, is a proposed new section that establishes scope of practice requirements for a certified direct-entry midwife.
- 12 AAC 14.210, Supervised clinical experience requirements, is proposed to be changed to alter the supervised clinical experience requirements.
- 12 AAC 14.400, Certification renewal requirements, is proposed to be changed to alter the renewal requirements for certified direct-entry midwives.
- 12 AAC 14.500, Prenatal care, is proposed to be changed to alter the requirements for prenatal care by a certified direct-entry midwife.
- 12 AAC 14.510, Intrapartum care, is proposed to be changed to alter the requirements for intrapartum care performed by a certified direct-entry midwife.
- 12 AAC 14.560, Permitted practices, is proposed to be changed by adding episiotomy to permitted practices by a certified direct-entry midwife.
- 12 AAC 14.570, Medications, is proposed to be changed to alter the medication requirements administration by a certified direct-entry midwife.
- 12 AAC 14.600, Emergency practices, is proposed to be changed to alter the actions that certified direct-entry midwives may take in an emergency.
- 12 AAC 14.610, Emergency transport plan, is proposed to update the authority citation.
- 12 AAC 14.900, Peer review, is proposed to be changed to alter the provisions related to peer review.
You may comment on the proposed regulation changes, including the potential costs to private persons of complying with the proposed changes, by submitting written comments to Jun Maiquis, Regulations Specialist, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, P.O. Box 110806 Juneau, AK 99811-0806. Additionally, the Board will accept comments by facsimile at (907) 465-2974 and by electronic mail at jun.maiquis@alaska.gov. The comments must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. on October 16, 2015.
You may submit written questions relevant to the proposed action to Jun Maiquis, Regulations Specialist, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, P.O. Box 110806 Juneau, AK 99811-0806 or by e-mail at jun.maiquis@alaska.gov. The questions must be received at least 10 days before the end of the public comment period. The Board will aggregate its response to substantially similar questions and make the questions and response available on the Board’s website at https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/Midwives.aspx or on the Alaska Online Public Notice System. The Board may, but is not required to, answer written questions received after the 10-day cut-off date and before the end of the comment period.
If you are a person with a disability who needs a special accommodation in order to participate in this process, please contact Jun Maiquis at (907) 465-2537 no later than October 9, 2015 to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.
For a copy of the proposed regulation changes, contact Jun Maiquis at the address or phone number above, or go to https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/portals/5/pub/MID-0815.pdf
After the public comment period ends, the Board will either adopt these or other provisions dealing with the same subject, without further notice, or decide to take no action on them. The language of the final regulations may be different from that of the proposed regulations. You should comment during the time allowed if your interests could be affected. Written comments and questions received are public records and are subject to public inspection.Statutory Authority: AS 08.65.030; AS 08.65.050; AS 08.65.080; AS 08.65.090; AS 08.65.110; AS 08.65.140; AS 08.65.190
Statutes Being Implemented, Interpreted, or Made Specific: AS 08.65.030; AS 08.65.050; AS 08.65.080; AS 08.65.090; AS 08.65.110; AS 08.65.140; AS 08.65.190
Fiscal Information: The proposed regulation changes are not expected to require an increased appropriation.
DATE: 9/14/15
Jun Maiquis, Regulations Specialist
Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Apprentice permit, scope of practice, supervised clinical experience, renewal requirements, prenatal care, permitted practices, intrapartum care, emergency practices, medications, emergency transport plan, and peer review:
ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS NOTICE INFORMATION
(AS 44.62.190(d))
1. Adopting agency: Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives – Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing.
2. General subject of regulation: Apprentice permit, scope of practice, supervised clinical experience, renewal, prenatal care, intrapartum care, permitted practices, medications, emergency practices, emergency transport plan, and peer review.
3. Citation of regulation: 12 AAC 14.130 through 12 AAC 14.900.
4. Department of Law file number: To be assigned.
5. Reason for the proposed action: Update and clarification of current regulations, and compliance with state statute.
6. Appropriation/Allocation: Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing – #2360.
7. Estimated costs in the aggregate to comply with the proposed action to:
a. Private Persons: None.
b. Other State Agencies: None.
c. Municipalities: None.
8. Cost of implementation to the state agency and available funding (in thousands of dollars): No costs are expected in FY 2016 or in subsequent years.
9. The name of the contact person for the regulations:
Jun Maiquis, Regulations Specialist
Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
Telephone: (907) 465-2537
E-mail: jun.maiquis@alaska.gov
10. The origin of the proposed action: Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives.
11. Date: 9/14/15
Prepared by: Jun Maiquis, Regulations Specialist