In this subtitle: “Practice nurse midwifery” means the management and care of essentially normal newborns and of essentially normal women antepartally, intrapartally and postpartally. “Practice nurse midwifery” includes: Family planning and well woman reproductive care; The prescribing of substances commonly used in the practice of nurse midwifery; The prescribing of controlled substances on Schedules II, III, IV, and V commonly used in the practice of nurse midwifery; and 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: At a medical facility or clinic that is operated on a nonprofit basis; At a health center that operates on a campus of an institution of higher education; 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 With a starter dosage of a drug as authorized under § 8–508 of this title.

The practice of nurse midwifery is governed by rules and regulations that are adopted under § 8-205 of this title and that concern additional acts in the practice of registered nursing.

An individual who on June 30, 1981 is licensed as a nurse midwife by this State is governed by this title and any other provisions that concern additional acts in the practice of registered nursing that relate to the practice of nurse midwifery.

Each nurse midwife practicing as a nurse midwife in the State shall notify a patient in writing or by written electronic communication if: The nurse midwife does not maintain professional liability insurance coverage; or The nurse midwife’s professional liability insurance coverage has lapsed for any period of time and has not been renewed. The written notification provided to the patient under subsection (a) of this section shall be: Provided: At the first visit by the patient during the period in which the nurse midwife does not maintain professional liability insurance, unless the visit is for the purpose of receiving incidental medical care that will be rendered free of charge; and As part of each informed consent obtained before any procedure discussed or offered for the patient’s consideration is performed; Signed by the patient at the time of the patient’s visit or at the time the informed consent is signed; and Retained by the nurse midwife as part of the nurse midwife’s patient records. Each nurse midwife practicing as a nurse midwife in the State who does not maintain professional liability insurance coverage shall post this information in a conspicuous location in the nurse midwife’s place of practice.