1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a certified direct entry midwife may not dispense or administer prescription drugs.

2. (b) A certified direct entry midwife may carry and administer the following medications under a protocol issued and agreed to by a physician licensed under IC 25-22.5 :

   1. (1) Postpartum antihemorrhagic drugs in emergency situations.
   2. (2) Local anesthetics by infiltration or topical application, only for postpartum repair of lacerations, tears, and episiotomy.
   3. (3) Oxygen.
   4. (4) Prophylactic antibiotics for Group B Strep (also known as Beta Strep).

3. (c) A certified direct entry midwife may not administer a drug intravenously and may, with a physician's order, administer the following:

   1. (1) Vitamin K, either orally or through intramuscular injection.
   2. (2) Rhogam.

   3. (3) Prophylactic ophthalmic antibiotics.

      The board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 specifying the circumstances under which a certified direct entry midwife may administer the substances listed in this subsection.

As added by P.L.232-2013, SEC.20.