Florida Statute 467.015 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXII
REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Chapter 467
MIDWIFERY

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F.S. 467.015

467.015 Responsibilities of the midwife.—

(1) A midwife shall accept and provide care for only those mothers who are expected to have a normal pregnancy, labor, and delivery and shall ensure that the following conditions are met:

(a) The patient has signed an informed consent form approved by the department pursuant to s. 467.016.

(b) If the patient is delivering at home, the home is safe and hygienic and meets standards set forth by the department.

(2) A midwife may provide collaborative prenatal and postpartal care to pregnant women not at low risk in their pregnancy, labor, and delivery, within a written protocol of a physician currently licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459, which physician shall maintain supervision for directing the specific course of medical treatment. The department shall by rule develop guidelines for the identification of high-risk pregnancies.

(3) A midwife licensed under this chapter may administer prophylactic ophthalmic medication, oxygen, postpartum oxytocin, vitamin K, rho immune globulin (human), and local anesthetic pursuant to a prescription issued by a practitioner licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459, and may administer such other medicinal drugs as prescribed by such practitioner. Any such prescription for medicinal drugs shall be in a form that complies with chapter 499 and shall be dispensed in a pharmacy permitted under chapter 465 by a pharmacist licensed under chapter 465.

(4) The care of mothers and infants throughout the prenatal, intrapartal, and postpartal periods shall be in conformity with rules adopted by the department pursuant to this chapter and the public health laws of this state.

(5) The midwife shall:

(a) Prepare a written plan of action with the family to ensure continuity of medical care throughout labor and delivery and to provide for immediate medical care if an emergency arises. The family should have specific plans for medical care throughout the prenatal, intrapartal, and postpartal periods.

(b) Instruct the patient and family regarding the preparation of the environment and ensure availability of equipment and supplies needed for delivery and infant care, if a home birth is planned.

(d) Maintain equipment and supplies in conformity with the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter.

(6) The midwife shall determine the progress of labor and, when birth is imminent, shall be immediately available until delivery is accomplished. During labor and delivery, the midwife shall comply with rules adopted by the department pursuant to this chapter, which shall include rules that govern:

(a) Maintaining a safe and hygienic environment;

(b) Monitoring the progress of labor and the status of the fetus;

(d) Enacting the written emergency plan when indicated.

(7)(a) The midwife shall remain with the postpartal mother until the conditions of the mother and the neonate are stabilized.

(b) The midwife shall instill into each eye of the newborn infant a prophylactic in accordance with s. 383.04.

History.—ss. 1, 3, ch. 82-99; s. 89, ch. 83-218; s. 8, ch. 84-268; ss. 4, 5, ch. 91-429; ss. 11, 19, ch. 92-179; s. 79, ch. 2001-62.

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Cases Citing Statute 467.015

Total Results: 8

Sea Quest Intern. v. Trident Shipworks

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2007-06-22T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 958 So. 2d 1115

Snippet: Katchen v. Landy, 382 U.S. 323, 334, 86 S.Ct. 467, 15 L.Ed.2d 391 (1966). If a party can show identity

LaROCHE INC. v. BARNETT BANK OF SO. FLA.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1995-09-20T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 661 So. 2d 855

Snippet: parties. Katchen v. Landy, 382 U.S. 323, 86 S.Ct. 467, 15 L.Ed.2d 391 (1966); Northern Pipeline, 458 U.S.

The Florida Bar v. Clark

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1988-07-14T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 528 So. 2d 369

Snippet: respondent. Judgment for costs in the amount of $467.15 is hereby entered against respondent for which

Medlin v. Florida State Board of Architecture

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1979-03-09T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 382 So. 2d 708, 1979 Fla. App. LEXIS 16375

Snippet: prepared” as used in Sections 467.-14(l)(c) and 467.15(2), Florida Statutes (1977). The term “responsible

Rohwer v. Florida State Board of Architecture

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1975-09-10T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 320 So. 2d 858, 1975 Fla. App. LEXIS 15487

Snippet: against the Petitioner were based upon Section 467.15(2), Florida Statutes, which provides: “No architect

Markel v. Florida State Board of Architecture

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1972-10-31T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 268 So. 2d 374

Snippet: holding constitutional Sections 467.14(1) (c) and 467.15(2), Florida Statutes, F.S.A., which prohibit an…quot; in violation of Sections 467.14(1)(c) and 467.15(2), Florida Statutes, and of holding himself out…the District Court that Sections 467.14(1)(c) and 467.15(2), Florida Statutes, are constitutional. We do…quot; in violation of Sections 467.14(1)(c) and 467.15(2), Florida Statutes. Markel contended that while

Markel v. Florida State Board of Architecture

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1971-09-07T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 253 So. 2d 914, 1971 Fla. App. LEXIS 5957

Snippet: essence of his argument is that § 467.14 and § 467.15, Fla.Stat., F.S.A. are so vague and indefinite

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co. v. Rutledge

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1935-06-20T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 165 So. 563, 122 Fla. 154, 1935 Fla. LEXIS 1164

Snippet: alleged damages. See Knoll v. Ry. Co., 121 Pa. St., 467, 15 Atl. Rep. 571, 1 L.R.A. 366, cited in Seaboard