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Practice committee seeks counsel in executive session to review CPM regulatory options
Summary
The committee voted to enter a 20‑minute executive session under KSA 75‑4319(b)(2) to consult counsel about legal issues and statutory compliance related to certified professional midwives (CPMs); counsel outlined options including doing nothing, modifying regulations, or seeking legislation.
The practice committee moved and approved a recess into executive session to consult legal counsel about statutory and regulatory issues related to certified professional midwives (CPMs) and internal procedures.
At the motion, Speaker 3 cited KSA 75‑4319(b)(2) as the legal basis for the executive session: "Pursuant to KSA 75 dash 4319 b 2, I move that the practice committee recess into executive session for 20 minutes..." Jesse Burrows was added to the list of attendees for the executive session. The motion included reconvening time and a physical location in Topeka, and it passed by voice vote.
Assistant Attorney General Charles Meshears addressed the committee and outlined three options for handling CPM‑related concerns: "1, you could do nothing and wait until a member of the public complains. Or number 2, you could modify the regulations or introduce a bill in the legislature to bring it under your umbrella of regulation," he said. He noted that staff information indicated approximately 38 states have begun regulating similar practitioners and offered to research relevant statutes and caselaw, including a 1996 case referenced in the discussion for clarification of terms such as "comfort."
The committee approved the executive session motion and instructed counsel and staff to research possible regulatory language and case law and to return with recommendations for the December 2025 packet.
