New York A 1125: Relates to establishing the professional practice of certified midwifery

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A01125 Summary:

BILL NOA01125 

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SAME ASSAME AS S05542

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SPONSORPaulin

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COSPNSRSimon, Gonzalez-Rojas, Epstein, Forrest, Woerner, Mamdani, Manktelow, Stirpe, Rosenthal, McMahon,
 Cruz, Kelles, Lupardo, Cook, Bichotte Hermelyn, Carroll R, Jackson, Zinerman, Mitaynes, Lunsford,
 Clark, Reyes, Meeks, Hevesi, Seawright, Eachus, Levenberg, Hunter, Shrestha, Angelino, Gallahan,
 Gandolfo, Davila, Simone, Romero, Bendett, Gray, McDonald, Griffin, Otis, Steck, Blankenbush,
 Barrett, Buttenschon

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 140-A §§6960 - 6965, amd §§6953 & 6954, Art 140 Art Head, Ed L; amd §571, Pub Health L

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Establishes the professional practice of community midwifery; defines as the management in the home, birth center, or community setting, of normal pregnancies, child birth, and postpartum care, including newborn evaluation, resuscitation and referral for infants; sets requirements for license and practice.

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BILL NOA01125 

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01/09/2025referred to higher education

01/07/2026referred to higher education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1125

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 9, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, SIMON, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, EPSTEIN, FORREST,
 WOERNER, MAMDANI, MANKTELOW, STIRPE, ROSENTHAL, McMAHON, CRUZ, KELLES,
 LUPARDO, COOK, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, R. CARROLL, JACKSON, ZINERMAN,
 MITAYNES, LUNSFORD, CLARK, REYES, MEEKS, HEVESI, SEAWRIGHT, EACHUS,
 LEVENBERG, HUNTER, SHRESTHA, ANGELINO, GALLAHAN, GANDOLFO, DAVILA,
 SIMONE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law and the public health law, in relation
 to the practice of certified professional midwifery

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new article 140-A
 2 to read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 140-A
 4 CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL MIDWIFERY
 5 Section 6960. Introduction.
 6 6961. Definition of practice of certified professional midwif-
 7 ery.
 8 6962. Practice of certified professional midwifery.
 9 6963. Use of title "certified professional midwife".
 10 6964. Requirements for a professional license.
 11 6965. Exempt persons.
 12 § 6960. Introduction. This article applies to the profession of certi-
 13 fied professional midwifery. The general provisions for all professions
 14 contained in article one hundred thirty of this title apply to this
 15 article.
 16 § 6961. Definition of practice of certified professional midwifery. 1.
 17 The practice of the profession of certified professional midwifery is
 18 defined as the management in the home, birth center, or community
 19 setting, of normal pregnancies, child birth, and postpartum care, and
 20 shall include newborn evaluation, resuscitation and referral for
 21 infants. A certified professional midwife may also provide precon-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00496-01-5

 A. 1125 2

 1 ception care as defined by the commissioner. A certified professional
 2 midwife shall have collaborative relationships with (a) a physician who
 3 is board certified as an obstetrician-gynecologist by a national certi-
 4 fying body or (b) a physician who practices obstetrics and has obstetric
 5 privileges at a general hospital licensed under article twenty-eight of
 6 the public health law or (c) a hospital, licensed under article twenty-
 7 eight of the public health law, that provides obstetrics through a
 8 physician having obstetrical privileges at such institution, that
 9 provide for consultation, collaborative management and referral to
 10 address the health status and risks of the certified professional
 11 midwife's patients and that include plans for emergency medical gyneco-
 12 logical and obstetrical coverage. A certified professional midwife shall
 13 maintain documentation of the collaborative relationships and shall make
 14 information about the collaborative relationships av