La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XLV-2303
Applicant- a person who has applied to the board for a license to engage in the practice of midwifery or for a permit as an apprentice midwife in the state of Louisiana.
Application-a request directed to and received by the board, in a manner specified by the board, for a license or permit to practice midwifery in the state of Louisiana, together with all information, certificates, documents, and other materials required by the board to be submitted with such request.
Apprentice Midwife-a ny person who is granted a permit to obtain the educational and clinical experience required to apply for a license.
Board- the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners.
Certified Nurse-Midwife- a registered nurse who has been certified by the American College of Nurse-Midwives.
Certified Professional Midwife or (CPM)-an individual certified by the North American Registry of Midwives (NARM).
Department- the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals.
Licensed Midwife Practitioner-an individual who has completed all the requirements of R.S. 37:3247, 3253, and 3255, has successfully completed the examination process, is certified as a midwife by the North American Registry of Midwives (NARM), and is licensed by the board.
Louisiana Advisory Committee on Midwifery- Repealed.
Low Risk Patient-an individual who is at low or normal risk of developing complications during pregnancy and childbirth as evidenced by the absence of any preexisting maternal disease or disease arising during pregnancy or such other conditions as the board may identify in rules.
Midwife-an individual who gives care and advice to a woman during pregnancy, labor, and the postnatal period who is not a physician or a certified nurse midwife.
Midwifery Instructor- a physician licensed to practice medicine in the state of Louisiana, certified nurse-midwife, or licensed midwife who has a formal training and supervisory relationship with an apprentice midwife.
Midwife Practitioners Act or the Act-R.S. 37:3240-3259, as may from time to time be amended.
Physician-an individual licensed to practice medicine in this state who is actively engaged in a clinical obstetrical practice and has hospital privileges in obstetrics in a hospital accredited by the Joint Commission.
Physician Evaluation and Examination-physician evaluation and examination as provided in R.S. 37:3244 to determine whether, at the time of such evaluation and examination, the individual is at low or normal risk of developing complications during pregnancy and childbirth.
Practice of Midwifery-holding oneself out to the public as being engaged in the business of attending, assisting, or advising a woman during the various phases of the interconceptional and childbearing periods.
Supervision of a Physician-Repealed.
La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XLV-2303