{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-36-752","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 36-752","heading":"Licensure; exceptions","body":"A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, no person may act as a midwife without being licensed pursuant to this article.\n\nB. The following persons are exempt from the licensure requirements of this section:\n\n1. A physician licensed pursuant to title 32 who is permitted within his scope of practice to deliver infants.\n\n2. A registered nurse certified by the state board of nursing as a qualified nurse-midwife.\n\n3. A person acting under the direction and supervision of a physician licensed pursuant to title 32 who is permitted within his scope of practice to deliver infants.\n\n4. A student of midwifery in the course of taking an internship, preceptorship or clinical training program, who is under the direction and supervision of a midwife licensed pursuant to this article.\n\n5. A person who has no prearranged agreement to provide delivery assistance, but who delivers a baby as a result of an emergency situation.\n\n6. A mother or father delivering their own infant.","path":["Title 36 Public Health and Safety"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/36/00752.htm","current_through":"2026-09-04","vintage":"2026-08-09","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:49:56Z","sha256":"d68484e33db722d74e924ffedcac7bbd4043dc652da5eda12e1b8a161ba9a24b","source_id":"us-az","stale":true,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-36-751","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-36-753"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}