Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, § 80C (2026)

Nurse-midwife; designation

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Section 80C. A nurse-midwife who is designated by the board of registration in nursing pursuant to the provisions of section eighty B may engage in the practice of nurse-midwifery.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1985–2012 · leading case: Leigh v. Bd. of Reg. in Nursing, 481 N.E.2d 1347 (Mass. 1985).

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Leigh v. Bd. of Reg. in Nursing, 481 N.E.2d 1347 (Mass. 1985). · cites it 14× “Leigh argues, inter alla, that the board was without jurisdiction to suspend her license, that she has been deprived of due process of law under both the Federal and State Constitutions, and that G. L. c. 112, § 80C (1984 ed.), as interpreted by the board, is unconstitutional as…”

Leigh v. Bd. of Reg. in Nursing, 506 N.E.2d 91 (Mass. 1987). · cites it 5× “On remand, the board again suspended Leigh for practicing midwifery in violation of G. L. c. 112, § 80C (1984 ed.), and the board’s regulations promulgated thereunder at 244 Code Mass.”

Commonwealth v. Pugh, 969 N.E.2d 672 (Mass. 2012). “558, 562 (1987) (upholding G. L. c. 112, § 80C, which regulates only nurse midwives), suggesting an intent to maintain such forms of assistance in childbirth as viable options.”

Kelley v. Dubois, 8 Mass. L. Rptr. 369 (Mass. Super. Ct. 1998). “558, 560 (1987) (holding that the requirement of G.L.c. 112, §80C, that midwives be board certified is rationally related to a legitimate state interest of promoting quality health care); Amado v.”

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