BRN advisory committee approves FAQ updates to reflect midwifery scope changes; legal review required

The Nurse Midwifery Advisory Committee of the California Board of Registered Nursing voted to update the board’s FAQs and website language to reflect statutory changes that removed references to standardized procedures for certified nurse‑midwives, the committee said during a Webex meeting.

Committee members said the updates are intended to reflect two recent statutory changes discussed during the meeting: SB 1375, which the committee noted amended the law to allow some nurse‑midwives to provide first‑trimester abortion care without physician supervision (effective Jan. 2023, as discussed in the meeting), and SB 667, which committee members said removed references to required standardized procedures (effective Jan. 2024, as discussed in the meeting). The committee approved moving forward with the FAQ edits “pending legal…