title: Trends in state laws and regulations affecting nurse-midwives: 1995-1997.
abstract: This article provides an overview of trends and changes to state laws and regulations governing the practice of nurse-midwifery in the United States from 1995 to 1997. It includes tables documenting state requirements related to education, certification, Medicaid and third-party reimbursement, prescriptive, authority, graduate practice, birth centers, regulatory oversight and postpartum discharge.
authors.affiliation: American College of Nurse-Midwives' (ACNM), Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reed
mesh_terms: D016550:Birthing Centers / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D002568:Certification; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D006801:Humans; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008880:Midwifery / Q000193:education / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States