SB0385sam004 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. William R. Haine

Filed: 3/20/2007

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 385

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 385, AS AMENDED, with reference to page and line numbers of Senate Amendment No. 3, as follows:

on page 7, line 20, by replacing "rhogam" with "RhoGAM"; and

on page 8, by replacing lines 13 through 15 with the following:

"(e) The Department shall, on a quarterly basis, issue a status report to the Board of all complaints submitted to the Department related to the midwifery profession.

(f) The Department must verify that the North American Registry of Midwives meets and maintains all accreditation standards set forth by the National Commission of Certifying Agencies or a successor organization."; and

on page 10, line 18, after "violation", by inserting "of"; and

on page 12, line 18, by replacing "RhoGam, and Vitamin" with "RhoGAM, and vitamin"; and

on page 14, by replacing lines 24 through 26 with the following:

"certificates; and assessing for postpartum depression, uterine or breast infections, and abnormal newborn jaundice and referring as necessary."; and

on page 16, immediately below line 9, by inserting the following:

"(2) He or she has earned an associates degree or 60 hours of college credit at an accredited institution of postsecondary education.

(3) He or she has completed a pharmacology class specific to home birth that is recommended by the Board, approved and administered by the Department, and taught by a licensed physician or certified nurse-midwife with at least 3 years of home birth experience."; and

on page 16, line 10, by replacing "(2)" with "(4)"; and

on page 16, line 16, by replacing "(3)" with "(5)"; and

on page 30, line 18, by replacing "Act" with "Act,"; and

on page 39, line 12, by replacing "1970" with "1970,".