1. (1) In addition to any other powers and duties conferred on the director by law, the director has the following powers and duties:

   1. (a) To adopt rules pursuant to section 12-20-204;
   2. (b) To establish the fees for registration and renewal of registration in the manner authorized by section 12-20-105;
   3. (c) To prepare or adopt suitable education standards for applicants and to adopt a registration examination;
   4. (d) To accept applications for registration that meet the requirements set forth in this article 225, and to collect the annual registration fees authorized by this article 225;
   5. (e) To seek an injunction in accordance with section 12-20-406 to enjoin any person from committing an act prohibited by this article 225;
   6. (f) To summarily suspend a registration upon the failure of the registrant to comply with any condition of a stipulation or order imposed by the director until the registrant complies with the condition, unless compliance is beyond the control of the registrant;
   7. (g) To develop policies and protocols, by rule, for direct-entry midwives in training that reflect the requirements of the North American Registry of Midwives, or its successor organization;
   8. (h) To order the physical or mental examination of a direct-entry midwife if the director has reasonable cause to believe that the direct-entry midwife is subject to a physical or mental disability that renders the direct-entry midwife unable to treat patients with reasonable skill and safety or that may endanger a patient's health or safety. The director may order a physical or mental examination regardless of whether there is injury to a patient.

Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1140, § 1, effective October 1. L. 2021: (1)(g) and (1)(h) added, (SB 21-101), ch. 196, p. 1050, § 6, effective September 1.

Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-37-106 as it existed prior to 2019.