# Health Occupations (GHO)

## Title 8. Nurses

### Subtitle 6C. Licensed Direct-Entry Midwives

#### Section 8-6C-10

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a licensed direct-entry midwife shall be subject to reporting requirements adopted by the Board in regulations in consultation with the Committee and any other stakeholders determined appropriate by the Board.

(b) A licensed direct-entry midwife attending an out-of-hospital delivery shall:

  (1) For any live birth, complete and submit a birth certificate in accordance with Sec. 4-208 of the Health - General Article; and

  (2) For any death, make all medical records available and communicate relevant circumstances of the death to the individual responsible for completing the certificate of death under Sec. 4-212 or Sec. 4-213 of the Health - General Article.

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Md. Code Ann., Health Occ. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)