SB314 Alabama 2012 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2012
Title
Midwives, State Board of Midwifery, established, licensure and regulation, penalties, Secs. 34-19-11 to 34-19-19, inclusive, added; Sec. 22-9A-7 am'd; Secs. 34-19-2 to 34-19-10, inclusive, repealed
Description
<p class="bill_description"> This bill would establish a State Board of
Midwifery to grant licensure to practice midwifery;
would provide for the composition of the board
members; would provide for a licensing fee; would
provide for the functions of the board; would
specify requirements for rules for licensed
midwives, particularly requiring that clients be
provided an informed consent form prior to having
services performed; would provide for midwives to
file certificates of birth; and would provide for
penalties for violating this bill</p><p class="bill_description">
Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama
of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the
Official Recompilation of the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general
law whose purpose or effect would be to require a
new or increased expenditure of local funds from
becoming effective with regard to a local
governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote
unless: it comes within one of a number of
specified exceptions; it is approved by the
affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates
funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to
the entity for the purpose</p><p class="bill_description">
The purpose or effect of this bill would be
to require a new or increased expenditure of local
funds within the meaning of the amendment. However,
the bill does not require approval of a local
governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to
become effective because it comes within one of the
specified exceptions contained in the amendment</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Permitting the practice of midwifery by adding
Sections 34-19-11 to 34-19-19, inclusive, to the Code of
Alabama 1975; to establish a State Board of Midwifery; to
provide for a license to practice midwifery; to provide for a
licensing fee; to amend Section 22-9A-7, Code of Alabama 1975,
relating to registration of births; to repeal Sections 34-19-2
through 34-19-10, inclusive, Code of Alabama 1975; and in
connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the
requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds
within the meaning of Amendment 621 of the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the
Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901,
as amended.
</p>
Subjects
Midwives
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2012 | Indefinitely Postponed | |
| April 19, 2012 | Health second Amendment Offered | |
| April 19, 2012 | Health first Amendment Offered | |
| April 19, 2012 | Pending third reading on day 22 Favorable from Health with 3 amendments | |
| April 19, 2012 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 3 amendments | |
| February 14, 2012 | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Health |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB314 Alabama 2012 Session - Introduced |