1. (a) Supervision of a provisionally licensed midwife fulfilling the supervised practice requirements of Mid 403.08 shall be by a midwife who is a:

   1. (1) Currently certified New Hampshire midwife; or
   2. (2) Currently certified CNM with a practice consisting of out-of-hospital births.

2. (b) A supervisor shall be present and intervene as necessary during:

   1. (1) Each out-of-hospital birth; and
   2. (2) During all other contacts between the provisionally licensed midwife and the client.

3. (c) A supervisor shall assume primary responsibility for:

   1. (1) The health of the mother, the fetus, and the newborn; and
   2. (2) The provisionally certified midwife's compliance with Mid 500.

4. (d) Before beginning to supervise a provisionally certified midwife, each supervisor shall provide the provisionally certified midwife with a signed letter including:

   1. (1) The supervisor's name and address;

   2. (2) The supervisor's:

      1. a. New Hampshire certificate number and date of expiration; or
      2. b. CNM certificate number and date of expiration;
   3. (3) If the supervisor is a CNM, the statement that her or his practice consists of out-of-hospital births; and
   4. (4) The statement that she or he is familiar with the requirements of Mid 403.08 and Mid 403.09 and will comply with them.

Source. #9089, eff 2-20-08, EXPIRED: 2-20-16 New. #11095, INTERIM, eff 5-12-16, EXPIRED: 11-8-16 New. #12040, eff 11-10-16