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Committee rejects extension of Board of Nursing rule that referenced American College of Nurse Midwives standards
Summary
The Committee on Legal Services voted not to extend State Board of Nursing Rule 1.28K1, finding the rule failed to meet Colorado's incorporation-by-reference requirements for adopting outside standards related to certified midwife scope of practice.
The Committee on Legal Services voted not to extend Rule 1.28K1 of the State Board of Nursing rules, a provision adopted last year as part of implementation of 2023 legislation authorizing the board to regulate certified midwives.
Christy Chase of the Office of Legislative Legal Services told the committee that Rule 1.28K1 incorporates the American College of Nurse Midwives' scope-of-practice standards but does not comply with the incorporation-by-reference statute because it…
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