Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 4 › Subtitle 27 - BOARD OF NURSING › Chapter 10.27.05 - Practice of Nurse Midwifery › Section 10.27.05.01 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. In this chapter,
				  the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) ACNM" means the American College of Nurse
				  Midwives.
(2) "ACNM" means the
				  American College of Nurse Midwives.
(3) "Advanced practice registered nurse
				  (APRN)" means a registered nurse who is certified by the Board as:
(a) A certified nurse midwife (CNM);
(b) A certified registered nurse
				  anesthetist (CRNA);
(c) A
				  certified nurse practitioner (CRNP); or
(d) A clinical nurse specialist (CNS)
(3) "AMCB" means the American Midwifery
				  Certification Board.
(4) "Board"
				  means the Board of Nursing.
(5)
				  Certification" means the status granted to a registered nurse who has:
(a) Met all the specified requirements of a
				  national certifying body recognized by the Board: and
(b) Complied with the requirements of this
				  chapter.
(6)
				  "Certification" means the permission to practice nurse midwifery granted by the
				  Board to a registered nurse who has:
(a) Is
				  certified by the AMCB or any other certifying body recognized by the Board;
(b) Has received an advanced
				  nursing education at a master's degree level or higher after completing the
				  basic registered nursing program;
(c) Has completed an advanced nursing
				  education program with a specialization in midwifery that is accredited by:
(i) The National League for Nursing
				  Accreditation Commission (NLNAC);
(ii) The Commission on Nursing Education
				  (CCNE); or
(iii) Any other
				  certifying body recognized by the Board; and
(d) Is certified by the Board.
(7) "Certified nurse midwife"
				  means an advanced practice registered nurse who is certified by the Board to
				  practice nurse midwifery in this State.
(8) "Clinical practice guidelines" means
				  written standards using guidelines established by:
(a) The ACNM in Standards for the Practice of
				  Midwifery, as amended or supplemented, and available from ACNM, 8403 Colesville
				  Road, Suite 1550, Silver Spring, MD 20910; or
(b) Any other national certifying body
				  recognized by the Board.
(9) "Delegated medical functions" means those
				  functions that come within the definition of "practice medicine" in the Health
				  Occupations Article, §
											14-101, Annotated
				  Code of Maryland, that have been delegated to a certified nurse midwife to
				  perform.
(10) "Multistate
				  licensure privilege" has the meaning set forth in COMAR
				  10.27.01.01B.
(11) "Newborn" means an infant in
				  the first 48 hours of life.
(12)
				  "Nurse midwifery" means the health care management of newborns and clients
				  throughout their reproductive life cycle.
(13) "Physician" means an individual licensed
				  to practice medicine in this State.
(14) "Registered nurse (RN)" means an
				  individual who:
(a) Is licensed by the Board
				  to practice registered nursing; or
(b) Has a multistate licensure privilege to
				  practice registered nursing.