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THE HISTORY
OF CALIFORNIA
MIDWIFERY LEGISLATION
1876-1993
Directory ~ Midwifery Is NOT the Practice of Medicine
Text
of Adopted Decision
1999 case against
California Licensed Midwife Alison Osborn
Administrative Law Judge
dismissed charges after extensive hearing
Text for Amicus Curiae Briefs ~ Osborn Case
(1) filled by
California
Citizens for Health Freedom
(2) and the California
College of Midwives
The 1976 Bowland Decision and Abortion
- upholding the legalization of abortion
while criminalizing midwifery
1996 Kansas Supreme Court Decision
Ruling that Midwifery is Not the Practice of Medicine
Ohio Legislative Recommendation on Direct-entry Midwifery
NEW HAMPSHIRE Direct-Entry Midwifery Practice Act ~ 1999
The Myth of Vicarious Liability by Susan M. Jenkins, JD
Persecutions and Persecution of Direct-entry Midwives
Traditional
Midwife Roberta
Devers Scott
New York Midwifery politics
-- historical
and contemporary ~ Written Testimony for
Sentencing Hearing November 4th 1996-
Correspondence with the Medical Board of California
Written Testimony MBC-DOL Public Hearing on Reg. 1379.21 opposition to a written supervisory agreement between licensed midwives and physicians
Documentation (synopsis) submitted with testimony for Public Hearing on Reg. 1379.21
MBC-Midwifery Committee Meeting #3, June 6, 1994 Tape 1-b (Dr. Shelly Scalla, Tape 2 -a (Senator Killea), Tape 2-b (Judge Cologne)
MBC-Midwifery Implementation Committee Meeting #6-- Transcript for September 94 (Nancy Chavez, Anitia Scuri, JD)
Statement of Problem and Proposal for Amendment of LMPA - Replace "supervision" with "collaboration"
Letter to Dr. Friedman on physician supervison subsequent to the May 1997 Medical Board meeting of the Division of Licensing
Dr Schumacher, neonatalogist, MBC MEMBER ~ Mfry response to his negative comments on home-based midwifery care
Dr Joas, Chairman of the Midwifery Licensing Committee
Request for MBC quarterly meeting to be broadcast on cable
Deputy Dir. Doug Laue, Citizen Oversight -- and requesting increased use of Public Letters of Reprimand, 1995
A Balanced Approach to Medical Board Discipline/LPR
List of 15 Recommendations for Medical Board Oversight (requiring written practice protocols between midwives and physician supervisors)
Jay DeFuria -- Joint Legislative Sunset Review Committee , 1997
Joint Legislative Sunset Review Committee -- MBC -- Correspondence
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