{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-58-77-603","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 58-77-603","heading":"Prohibited practices.","body":"A direct-entry midwife may not:\n(1) administer a prescription drug to a client in a manner that violates this chapter;\n(2) effect any type of surgical delivery except for the cutting of an emergency episiotomy;\n(3) administer any type of epidural, spinal, or caudal anesthetic, or any type of narcotic analgesia;\n(4) use forceps or a vacuum extractor;\n(5) manually remove the placenta, except in an emergency that presents an immediate threat to the life of the client; or\n(6) perform or induce an abortion in violation of the requirements of Section 76-7-302 or Section 76-7a-201, regardless of whether the direct-entry midwife is found guilty of a crime in connection with the violation.","path":["Title 58 Occupations and Professions","Chapter 58-77 Direct-Entry Midwife Act","Part 58-77-6 Standards of Practice"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title58/Chapter77/58-77-S603.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"a6859f9e5c5b800a05c63461dc745e927fb60182d4221b40734beb754ce9b237","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-58-77-602","next":"us-ut/utah-code-58-80a-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}