{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-36-9c-1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 36-9C-1","heading":"Definitions.","body":"Terms used in this chapter mean:\n(1) \"Approved program,\" an educational program of study leading to eligibility for certification as a midwife that is approved or accredited by the midwifery education accreditation council (MEAC);\n(2) \"Board,\" the South Dakota Board of Certified Professional Midwives;\n(3) \"Certified professional midwife\" or \"CPM,\" a practitioner licensed and authorized under this chapter to manage and care for the low-risk mother-baby unit in an out-of-hospital setting during pregnancy, labor, delivery, and postpartum periods;\n(4) \"Client,\" a woman under the care of a certified professional midwife outside of a hospital;\n(5) \"Licensed,\" a written authorization by the board required to practice as a certified professional midwife or certified professional midwife student;\n(6) \"Low risk,\" a pregnancy that is anticipated to be problem free based on an assessment of the woman's past medical history and ongoing assessment of the mother-baby unit throughout the pregnancy, labor, delivery, and postpartum care;\n(7) \"Midwife student,\" a student enrolled in an approved program and licensed and authorized under this chapter;\n(8) \"Transporting,\" transferring, during the course of labor and delivery, the responsibility of providing services to a client from a certified professional midwife to a licensed health care provider.","path":["TITLE 36. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 36-9C. CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL MIDWIVES"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-9C-1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"f50d4ba7dfab0597d3bf23412ccaea36428eea1475b6aef3a60d5392bfab0402","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-36-9b-9","next":"us-sd/sdcl-36-9c-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}