Scope broadened from certified nurse midwives to licensed midwives and coroner referral rules updated

The amended version replaces references to 'certified nurse midwife' with the broader term 'midwife' and adds an explicit definition for midwife under the Medical Practice Act of 1985. It also updates Section 503 (coroner referrals) to recognize midwives as attending providers in fetal death cases so that midwife-attended fetal deaths do not trigger automatic coroner referrals, while subjecting midwives to family member conflict-of-interest restrictions.

• Section 105: Added a definition for 'midwife', defining the term as an individual licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1985.
• Section 502(2)(iii): Replaced 'certified nurse midwife' with 'midwife' for certifying fetal deaths.
• Section 502(3): Removed proposed references adding 'certified nurse midwife' to immediate family member restriction provisions.
• Section 503: Added amendments to coroner referral requirements, including 'midwife' among attending providers for fetal deaths whose presence avoids automatic coroner referral, and adding midwives to family relationship conflict-of-interest referral rules.