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Committee gives favorable report to midwifery housekeeping bill after amendment on hospital discharge information
Summary
HB128, a housekeeping bill for midwifery licensure, removes obsolete references, aligns rules with the North Alabama registry of midwife licensees, and allows grants/donations to stabilize fees; the committee attached an amendment about hospital discharge information and gave the bill a favorable report as amended.
Marilyn Lance introduced HB128 as a housekeeping measure to update the state’s midwifery licensing statute. Lance said the bill would remove the term 'nonconsecutive,' delete a reference to an organization that has since folded, align state rules with the North Alabama registry of midwife licensees, and permit grants and donations to help stabilize fees and fund public education about midwifery and scope of practice.
Lance said the current requirement that costs are spread among very…
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