# Health Occupations (GHO)

## Title 8. Nurses

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

#### Section 8-6C-21

(a) Unless authorized to practice direct-entry midwifery, an individual may not represent to the public by title, description of service, method, procedure, or otherwise, that the individual is authorized to practice direct-entry midwifery in the State.

(b) A licensee may not advertise in a manner that is unreasonable, misleading, or fraudulent.

(c) Unless authorized to practice direct-entry midwifery under this subtitle, an individual may not use the abbreviation "LDEM" or use the designation "licensed direct-entry midwife".

(d) Unless authorized to practice direct-entry midwifery under this subtitle or certified as a nurse midwife under this title, an individual may not use the designation "midwife".

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