{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-health-occupations-8-601","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Health Occupations § 8–601","heading":"","body":"In this subtitle:\n(1) “Practice nurse midwifery” means the management and care of essentially normal newborns and of essentially normal women antepartally, intrapartally and postpartally.\n(2) “Practice nurse midwifery” includes:\n(i) Family planning and well woman reproductive care;\n(ii) The prescribing of substances commonly used in the practice of nurse midwifery;\n(iii) The prescribing of controlled substances on Schedules II, III, IV, and V commonly used in the practice of nurse midwifery; and\n(iv) The dispensing of the substances prescribed in accordance with the provisions of items (ii) and (iii) of this paragraph in the course of treating a patient:\n1. At a medical facility or clinic that is operated on a nonprofit basis;\n2. At a health center that operates on a campus of an institution of higher education;\n3. At a public health facility, a medical facility under contract with a State or local health department, or a facility funded with public funds; or\n4. With a starter dosage of a drug as authorized under § 8–508 of this title.","path":["Article - Health Occupations"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gho\u0026section=8-601","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:58Z","sha256":"2d74df134fe7cc3b79b29b4ff94424144b63ca2251ae3a6ff2d690640d40626b","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-health-occupations-8-515","next":"us-md/md.-code-health-occupations-8-602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}