A common and somewhat archaic term for a Registered Record Administrator, who is an individual with specialized education as a health information specialist and manager of medical records and data with functional responsibilities in the management, privacy protection, and interpretation of data for patient care, research, statistical reporting, and planning. Certification requires a bachelor's degree from an accredited college program and passing of a national certification examination. A land vehicle with a capacity to meet special height, clearance, access, and seating, for the conveyance of persons in non-emergency situations. The vehicle may or may not be required to meet local county or state regulations. A provider educated in the independent management of women's health and focusing particularly on pregnancy, childbirth, the post-partum period, care of the newborn, family planning and gynecological needs of women and primary care of women.
Certification requires education at the post-secondary level in midwifery and health services.
A person qualified by experience and limited specialized training to provide obstetric and neo-natal care in the management of women having normal pregnancy, labor and childbirth. The lay midwife is licensed in some states. Certification requires education at the post secondary level in nursing and midwifery. American Psychological Association, Washington, DC, 1997. Nurse anesthetists are certified following successful completion of credentials and state licensure review and a national examination directed by the Council on Certification of Nurse Anesthetists.