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Council and commenters criticize LMAR completeness, privacy risks and suggest CMQCC integration for quality use

Midwifery Advisory Council, Medical Board of California · November 5, 2025
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Summary

Staff presented the Licensed Midwife Annual Report and licensing statistics; council members and public commenters criticized low response rates, potential privacy risks and the report’s utility for quality improvement.

Program staff presented the midwifery licensing and reporting statistics and described enforcement contacts.

Key figures. Miss Moriarty said that in 2025 the board received multiple new applications and renewals (nine licenses issued in the quarter cited and 63 renewals for the year); transfer‑to‑hospital reporting forms and complaints counts were summarized. The 2024 Licensed Midwife Annual Report (LMAR) submission rates were incomplete: the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) received 3,370 reports out of an expected 613 (the transcript indicates 613 midwives expected; 243 did…

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