KRS 314.402: Licensed Certified Professional Midwives Advisory Council -- Members --

Terms -- Authority and responsibility -- Administrative regulations governing

licensee's duty to keep appropriate medical records.

(1) The Licensed Certified Professional M idwives Advisory Council is hereby created,

under the Board of Nursing. The council shall at regular intervals and guided by

newly available evidence in peer -reviewed medical literature, advise the board on

promulgating administrative regulations regarding qualifications, standards for

training, competency determination of licensed certified professional midwives, any

necessary statutory changes, and all other matters relating to licensed certified

professional midwives.

(2) The council shall be appointed by the board and shall consist of:

(a) One (1) member of the board, who shall be a nonvoting, ex officio member

and serve as the liaison between the chair of the council and the board;

(b) Three (3) certified professional midwives who shall be licensed cert ified

professional midwives within six (6) months of the license availability;

(c) Two (2) APRN-designated certified nurse-midwives licensed in Kentucky;

(d) Two (2) obstetricians licensed in Kentucky;

(e) One (1) practicing neonatal health care provider licensed in Kentucky; and

(f) One (1) member of the general public.

The chair of the council shall be elected annually by members of the council.

(3) The board may solicit nominations for the council from interested parties or

organizations and shall give c onsideration to nominees who have experience

collaborating with providers of, providing, or utilizing out -of-hospital midwifery

services.

(4) The board shall specify the terms for the council members, not to exceed four (4)

years. Members shall serve at the discretion of the board, may be reappointed at the

end of their terms, and shall receive reimbursement for their actual and necessary

expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties.

(5) A licensed certified professional midwife has the sam e authority and responsibility

as appropriate licensed health care providers regarding following public health laws,

reporting reportable diseases and conditions, controlling and preventing

communicable diseases, recording of vital statistics, obtaining he alth histories, and

performing physical examinations, except that this authority is limited to activity

consistent with provision of services authorized by KRS 314.400 to 314.414.

(6) A licensed certified professional midwife shall keep appropriate medical records

regarding treatment and outcomes as required by the board by administrative

regulation.