Midwifery, Board of

Midwifery, Board of

Chapter 1: General Provisions

Effective Date: 07/18/2018 to Current

Rule Type: Current Rules & Regulations

Reference Number: 036.0001.1.07182018

CHAPTER 1

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 1. Authority. The Board is authorized under the Act, specifically Wyoming Statute 33-46-103, the WAPA, W.S. 16-3-103(j), and W.S. 33-1-302(a) to promulgate rules.

Section 2. Definitions.

1. (a) 'Act' means the Midwifery Practice Act.
2. (b) 'Antepartum' means occurring or existing during pregnancy.
3. (c) 'ARC' means Application Review Committee.
4. (d) 'CPM' means Certified Professional Midwife.
5. (e) 'IBM' means Investigative Board Member.
6. (f) 'Intrapartum' means occurring during labor and delivery.
7. (g) 'MEAC' means the Midwifery Education Accreditation Council.
8. (h) 'NACPM' means the National Association of Certified Professional Midwives.
9. (i) 'NARM' means the North American Registry of Midwives.
10. (j) 'Postpartum' means occurring in approximately the six (6) week period after childbirth.
11. (k) 'WAPA' means Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act, W.S. 16-3-101 through -115.

Section 3. Board Office. The Board Office is located at 2001 Capitol Ave., Room 104, Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Section 4. Annual Regular Board Meeting. The Board shall have a regular meeting annually on the second Thursday of June at the Board Office beginning at 10:00 a.m.

(a) The Board shall meet as necessary at the time and place designated by the Board president.

Section 5. Change of Name, Address, or Telephone Number. Each applicant and licensee shall notify the Board in writing of any change to their legal name, home address, business address, e-mail address, or telephone number within thirty (30) days of the change.

Section 6. Requests for Roster of Licensees. The roster of current licensees shall be updated at least annually and made available electronically at no charge.

Section 7. Reference by Incorporation.

(a) Each rule and code incorporated by reference is further identified as follows:

(i) Chapter 2 - Uniform Rules for Contested Case Practice and Procedure, adopted by the Office of Administrative Hearings and effective on August 20, 2017, found at: http://midwifery.wyo.gov/.

(ii) Chapter 2 - Uniform Procedures, Fees, Costs, and Charges for Inspection, Copying, and Producing Public Records, adopted by the Department of Administration and Information and effective on September 6, 2016, found at http://midwifery.wyo.gov/.

(iii) Chapter 7 - Philosophy and Principles of Practice and Scope of Practice, adopted by the NACPM revised 2004, found at: http://midwifery.wyo.gov/.

(b) For these rules incorporated by reference:

(i) The Board has determined that incorporation of the full text in these rules would be cumbersome or inefficient given the length or nature of the rules;

(ii) The incorporation by reference does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter beyond the applicable date identified in subsection (a) of this section; and

(iii) The incorporated rules are maintained at the Board Office and are available for public inspection and copying at cost at the same location.