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MAC briefed on bills affecting midwifery, including AB55, AB836 and SB626
Summary
Medical Board staff summarized pending legislation the council may wish to track: the board's sponsored treatment and monitoring program (AB408), AB55 (Freedom to Birth Act), AB836 (midwifery education study), SB626 (perinatal mental health screening) and SB669 (standby perinatal services pilot).
Aaron Bone, the board's chief of legislation and public affairs, updated the Midwifery Advisory Council on several bills introduced in the current legislative session that bear on midwifery practice and maternal care.
He described the board's sponsored bill (included in Assembly Bill 408) to authorize a health and wellness program offering treatment and monitoring for licensees with substance‑use or other health conditions that may impair practice. He also summarized other bills of interest:
- AB 55 (Assemblymem…
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