Second supplemental notice of proposed changes in the regulation of the 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, approved continuing education programs, 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, approved continuing education programs, prenatal care, intrapartum care, permitted practices, medications, emergency practices, emergency transport plan, and peer review, including the following: 

This is a SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE adding to the NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHANGES that was issued on September 14, 2015 and the supplemental notice that was issued on October 9, 2015, concerning these proposed regulation revisions contained in the Department of Law file number JU2015200798. This Second SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE is being issued because the Board, during its October 29-30, 2015 meeting, tabled its proposed changes under its initial Notice of Proposed Changes and Supplemental Notice, added amendments, and is extending the written comment period on these proposed regulation changes.

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 Marilyn Zimmerman, Paralegal, 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 marilyn.zimmerman@alaska.gov.The comments must be received not later than 4:30 p.m. on February 17, 2016. Unless submitting written comments regarding the amendments covered under this Second Supplemental notice, any person who has submitted written or oral comments regarding the proposed changes under the Notice of proposed changes or Supplemental Notice need not resubmit comments under this notice as those comments are part of the record and will be considered by the Board before its adoption of regulation changes.

You may submit written questions relevant to the proposed action to Marilyn Zimmerman, Paralegal, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, P.O. Box 110806, Juneau, AK 99811-0806, or by e-mail atmarilyn.zimmerman@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 responses available on the Board’s website at https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/Midwives.aspxor 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 Marilyn Zimmerman at (907) 465-2532 or marilyn.zimmerman@alaska.gov not later than February 12, 2016, to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.

For a copy of the proposed regulation changes, contact Marilyn Zimmerman at the address or phone number above, or go to https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/portals/5/pub/MID-JU2015200798-Rev.0116.pdf.

After the public comment period ends, the Board will either adopt the proposed regulation changes or other provisions dealing with the same subject, without further notice, or decide to take no action. The language of the final regulation may be different from that of the proposed regulation. 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; AS08.65.090; 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:   1/26/2016                                                                           /s/                                                            

                                                                                      Sara Chambers, Division Operations Manager

                                                                                      Division of Corporations, Business and

Professional Licensing

For each occupation regulated under the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, the Division keeps a list of individuals or organizations who are interested in the regulations of that occupation. The Division automatically sends a Notice of Proposed Regulations to the parties on the appropriate list each time there is a proposed change in an occupation's regulations in Title 12of the Alaska Administrative Code. If you would like your address added to or removed from such a list, send your request to the Division at the address above, giving your name, either your e-mail address or mailing address (as you prefer for receiving notices), and the occupational area in which you are interested.

 ADDITIONAL REGULATION NOTICE INFORMATION

(AS44.62.190(d))

1.   Adopting agency: Board of Certified Direct-EntryMidwives – 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, approved continuing educationprograms, 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: JU2015200798. 

5.   Reason for the proposed action: Update and clarification of currentregulations, and compliance with state statute.

6.   Appropriation/Allocation: Corporations, Business andProfessional Licensing – #2360.

7.   Estimated annual cost to comply with theproposed action to:

      Aprivate person: None known.  

      Anotherstate agency: None known.

      Amunicipality: None known. 

8.   Cost of implementation to the state agencyand available funding (in thousands of dollars): No costs are expected in FY 2016 orin subsequent years.  

9.   The name of the contact person for theregulations:

      MarilynZimmerman, Paralegal

      Divisionof Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing

      Departmentof Commerce, Community, and Economic Development 

      Telephone:(907) 465-2532

      E-mail:marilyn.zimmerman@alaska.gov 

10.   The origin of the proposed action: Boardof Certified Direct-Entry Midwives.

Date:          1/26/2016                          Prepared by:                 /s/                                                      

                                                                                    Sara Chambers, Division Operations Manager