{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-2506","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 2506","heading":"","body":"As used in this article the following definitions shall apply:\n(a) “Board” means the Medical Board of California.\n(b) “Licensed midwife” means an individual to whom a license to practice midwifery has been issued pursuant to this article.\n(c) “Certified nurse-midwife” means a person to whom a certificate has been issued pursuant to Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 2746) of Chapter 6.\n(d) “Accrediting organization” means an organization approved by the board.","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 2. HEALING ARTS [500. - 4999.202.]","CHAPTER 5. Medicine [2000. - 2529.8.1.]","ARTICLE 24. Licensed Midwives [2505. - 2523.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"e5c80786d77dfe56095ca8a7652d481cf8a2d696b1a24dcadf584fa85b00e488","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-2505","next":"us-ca/bpc-2507"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}