Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Health Professions
 
Board
Board of Nursing
 
chapter
Regulations for Prescriptive Authority for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses [18 VAC 90 ‑ 40]
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1/15/13  5:06 pm
Commenter: Peggy Caister, Mother

Midwives should practice independently
 

These rules increase the regulatory burdens on certified nurse midwives, increase cost of care, and decrease access to care while providing no benefit to the public.

evidence shows midwives are beat for low risk women. Lets keep midwives available for virginians. They save health care costs, and requiring oversight by physicians will increase health care costs at a time the economy can't afford it.

 

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