{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-441.21","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 441.21","heading":"Nurse-midwife services.","body":"If a State plan, under § 440.210 or 440.220 of this subchapter, provides for nurse-midwife services, as defined in § 440.165, the plan must provide that the nurse-midwife may enter into an independent provider agreement, without regard to whether the nurse-midwife is under the supervision of, or associated with, a physician or other health care provider.","path":["Title 42—Public Health","CHAPTER IV—CENTERS FOR MEDICARE \u0026 MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER C—MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS","PART 441—SERVICES: REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITS APPLICABLE TO SPECIFIC SERVICES","Subpart A—General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-42.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:11Z","sha256":"de1ef824080c734e0c994f959fafb44e0847d63d74315440d73e5cfb875ee247","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-441.20","next":"us/42-cfr-441.22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}