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<section article="gho" article_name="Health Occupations" number="8-6C-09" title_number="8" title_name="Nurses" subtitle_number="6C" subtitle_name="Licensed Direct-Entry Midwives">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Before initiating care, a licensed direct–entry midwife shall obtain a signed copy of the Board–approved informed consent agreement in accordance with this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Board, in consultation with stakeholders, shall review and update as necessary the informed consent agreement at least every 4 years.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The agreement reviewed under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall include acknowledgment by the patient of receipt, at a minimum, of the following:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The licensed direct–entry midwife’s training and experience;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Instructions for obtaining a copy of the regulations adopted by the Board under this subtitle;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Instructions for obtaining a copy of the NARM certification requirements;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Instructions for filing a complaint with the Board;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>Notice of whether the licensed direct–entry midwife has professional liability insurance coverage;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>A description of the procedures, benefits, and risks of home births, including those conditions that may arise during delivery; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vii">
        <text>Any other information that the Board requires.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
