Committee holds midwifery oversight bills after intense stakeholder debate
Lawmakers heard hours of testimony on HB2251 (the Jordan and Mac Terry Act) and HB2252 (allowing midwives to accompany patients in ambulances). Medical associations raised safety and oversight concerns; licensed midwives and families urged regulation and expanded medication access. Both bills were held for further stakeholder work and anticipated floor amendments.
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Representative Bliss introduced HB2251 and HB2252, a pair of bills aimed at changing midwifery oversight and scope in Arizona. HB2251 would authorize licensed midwives with specified pharmacology training to dispense and administer certain medications, require disclosure of professional liability insurance to patients, require annual reporting to DHS, and establish an Arizona Midwifery Advisory Committee; Bliss offered the "Bliss Amendment" (dated 01/22/2026) that narrowed the initial medication list and cited the act in honor of Jordan and Mac Terry.
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