{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-2511","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 2511","heading":"","body":"(a) No person, other than one who has been licensed to practice midwifery by the board, shall hold himself or herself out as a licensed midwife, or use any other term indicating or implying that he or she is a licensed midwife.\n(b) Nothing in this article shall be construed to limit in any manner the practice of an individual to whom a certificate has been issued pursuant to Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 2746) of Chapter 6, or to prevent an individual to whom a certificate has been issued pursuant to Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 2746) of Chapter 6 from holding himself or herself out as a certified nurse-midwife, nurse midwife, midwife, or from using the initials “CNM.”","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":"e1c7262d42aceca06cc435243f95074026f7464a11c18361ed531756ba5f448e","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-2510","next":"us-ca/bpc-2511.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}