Indiana House Bill 1548 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: Engrossed on February 26 2015 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-02 - First Reading: referred to Committee on Health & Provider Services
Pending: Senate Health and Provider Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Midwives. Removes the requirement that a direct entry midwife (midwife) have a collaborative agreement with a physician requiring that the midwife's client have a consulting physician. Requires a client to be examined by a physician who is qualified in obstetrics and gynecology at certain times during the pregnancy unless the client refuses and meets certain conditions. Extends the date: (1) by which a midwife is required to submit certain information to obtain an exemption from certain certification requirements; (2) relating to restrictions of use of the title "certified direct entry midwife"; and (3) after which practicing midwifery without a certificate

Midwives. Removes the requirement that a direct entry midwife (midwife) have a collaborative agreement with a physician requiring that the midwife's client have a consulting physician. Requires a client to be examined by a physician who is qualified in obstetrics and gynecology at certain times during the pregnancy unless the client refuses and meets certain conditions. Extends the date: (1) by which a midwife is required to submit certain information to obtain an exemption from certain certification requirements; (2) relating to restrictions of use of the title "certified direct entry midwife"; and (3) after which practicing midwifery without a certificate

Rep. Donald Lehe [R]	Rep. Edward Clere [R]	Rep. Charlie Brown [D]	Rep. David Frizzell [R]
Sen. Patricia Miller [R]

2015-02-25 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 77 N: 19 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2015-02-16 - House - House Committee on Public Health - Committee Vote (Y: 10 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-02	Senate	First Reading: referred to Committee on Health & Provider Services
2015-02-26	House	Referred to the Senate
2015-02-25	House	Senator Miller, Pat added as sponsor
2015-02-25	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 261: yeas 77, nays 19
2015-02-19	House	Amendment #1 (Bacon) prevailed; voice vote
2015-02-19	House	Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2015-02-16	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2015-01-20	House	First Reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
2015-01-20	House	Coauthored by Representatives Clere, Brown C, Frizzell
2015-01-20	House	Authored by Representative Lehe

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2015/bills/house/1548/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/2/a/3/72a31f22/HB1548.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/8/7/a/787a7b32/HB1548.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/c/2/3/dc232cdf/HB1548.02.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/e/a/6/bea603aa/HB1548.02.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/e/5/4/be546ebf/HB1548.03.ENGH.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/e/c/e/7ece52ad/HB1548.01.INTR.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/8/f/e/48feceda/HB1548.261.pdf