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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" citation="COMAR 10.27.05.01" title_num="10" subtitle_num="27" chapter_num="05" heading="Definitions.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Terms Defined.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>“ACME” means the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>“ACNM” means the American College of Nurse Midwives.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>“Advanced practice registered nurse (APRN)” means a registered nurse who is certified by the Board as:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A certified nurse midwife (CNM);</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA);</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>A certified nurse practitioner (CRNP); or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>A clinical nurse specialist (CNS).</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>“AMCB” means the American Midwifery Certification Board.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>“Board” means the Board of Nursing.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>“Certification” means the permission to practice nurse midwifery granted by the Board to a registered nurse who has:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Met all the specified requirements of a national certifying body recognized by the Board; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Complied with the requirements of this chapter.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>“Certified nurse midwife” means an advanced practice registered nurse who is certified by the Board to practice nurse midwifery in this State.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>“Clinical practice guidelines” standards for practice of midwifery using current guidelines established by ACNM in Standards for the Practice of Midwifery.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>“Delegated medical functions” means those functions that come within the definition of “practice medicine” in the Health Occupations Article, §14-101, Annotated Code of Maryland, that have been delegated to a certified nurse midwife to perform.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>“Multistate licensure privilege” has the meaning set forth in COMAR 10.27.01.01B.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>“Newborn” means an infant in the first 28 days after birth.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>“Nurse midwifery” means the health care management of newborns and clients throughout their reproductive life cycle.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(13)">
      <text>“Physician” means an individual licensed to practice medicine in this State.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(14)">
      <text>“Registered nurse (RN)” means an individual who:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Is licensed by the Board to practice registered nursing; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Has a multistate licensure privilege to practice registered nursing.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>