BPC § 3651.5
Where this section sits in the code
- Business and Professions Code - BPC
- DIVISION 2. HEALING ARTS [500. - 4999.202.]
- CHAPTER 8.2. Naturopathic Doctors Act [3610. - 3686.]
- ARTICLE 5. Naturopathic Childbirth Attendance [3650. - 3655.]
A naturopathic doctor certified for the specialty practice of naturopathic childbirth attendance shall do both of the following:
(a) Maintain current certification in neonatal resuscitation and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
(b) File with the board a written plan for the following:
(1) Consultation with other health care providers.
(2) Supervision by a licensed physician and surgeon who has current practice or training in obstetrics to assist a woman in childbirth so long as progress meets criteria accepted as normal. The plan shall provide that all complications shall be referred to a physician and surgeon immediately.
(3) Emergency transfer and transport of an infant or a maternity patient, or both, to an appropriate health care facility, and access to neonatal intensive care units and obstetrical units or other patient care areas.
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