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Regulations Governing the Practice of Licensed Midwives [18 VAC 85 ‑ 130]
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On this Periodic Review

Review Announcement

Pursuant to Executive Order 14 (as amended July 16, 2018) and §§ 2.2-4007.1 and 2.2-4017 of the Code of Virginia, this regulation is undergoing a periodic review.

The review of this regulation will be guided by the principles in Executive Order 14 (as amended July 16, 2018). http://TownHall.Virginia.Gov/EO-14.pdf.

The purpose of this review is to determine whether this regulation should be repealed, amended, or retained in its current form. Public comment is sought on the review of any issue relating to this regulation, including whether the regulation (i) is necessary for the protection of public health, safety, and welfare or for the economical performance of important governmental functions; (ii) minimizes the economic impact on small businesses in a manner consistent with the stated objectives of applicable law; and (iii) is clearly written and easily understandable.

In order for you to receive a response to your comment, your contact information (preferably an email address or, alternatively, a U.S. mailing address) must accompany your comment. Following the close of the public comment period, a report of both reviews will be posted on the Town Hall and a report of the small business impact review will be published in the Virginia Register of Regulations.

CLOSED     Opened on 7/18/2022 and Ended on 8/17/2022

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179 comments
Comment Title Commenter
REVIEW of regulations for CPM's Doran Richards, CPM, Grace Midwifery  7/18/22  10:12 am
License midwives for meds Briana Watts  7/18/22  11:10 am
Allow midwives to practice to their full ability Mance Miller  7/18/22  11:30 am
Virginia Midwives Corey Watts  7/18/22  11:36 am
CPM/LM access to needed medications Sylvia Boudali, CNM  7/18/22  2:07 pm
Midwives To Be Allowed Medication Rachel Adams  7/18/22  2:39 pm
Certified Midwives should have all of their privileges Anonymous (122747)  7/18/22  7:56 pm
Allow us the ability to practice our full scope DD  7/18/22  9:22 pm
License CPMs to carry and administer certain medications Sara Dunn  7/18/22  9:44 pm
Midwifery in Virginia Anonymous (122760)  7/19/22  8:22 am
Practicing to the full extent of training Amy Rollogas, RN and CNM student  7/19/22  9:55 am
Allowing Full Scope of Practice Savannah Fassero, CPM, Heart of Lynchburg Midwifery  7/19/22  11:08 am
Moms’ access and health comes first. MaryMay Short, BSN, RN  7/19/22  11:19 am
Midwives allowed full scope of practice LeaAnna H Miller, CPM, LM  7/19/22  11:41 am
Nothing to Lose! Meredith Nelson  7/19/22  3:35 pm
Regulations governing the practice of Licensed Midwife Anne V Monson LM CPM  7/19/22  3:42 pm
Regulations Governing the Practice of Licensed Midwives Kelly Jenkins  7/19/22  4:08 pm
CPM/LM access to needed medications Michael Vernon Voss, Congressional Affairs Lead  7/19/22  6:23 pm
Allow Certified Professional Midwives to Carry and Administer Maternity and Newborn Medicines Maggie Grevas  7/20/22  2:50 pm
Please us the ability to practice our full scope Naomi Voss  7/20/22  6:42 pm
Allow CPMs to carry medicines Katrina Nakao, Pathways Midwifery  7/20/22  8:38 pm
VA midwives Practice Anonymous (122830)  7/20/22  9:09 pm
Maximum Scope = Maximum Public Safety Lorri Carr, LM, CPM, LDM, LDEM - Highland Midwife  7/22/22  10:55 am
Va Midwifery Anonymous (122868)  7/22/22  1:17 pm
Let's bring midwifery care up-to-date! Anonymous (122875)  7/22/22  11:45 pm
Let’s get out of the stone ages. Dominique clothiaux  7/25/22  6:22 pm
Help keep mamas and babies safe Anonymous (123988)  7/25/22  7:02 pm
Allow CPMs to administer meds needed for mom and baby. Anonymous (123989)  7/25/22  7:11 pm
regulations that impact midwifery Antonia Harris  7/25/22  7:20 pm
Virginia Midwifery Anonymous (123993)  7/25/22  7:27 pm
Allowing midwives to practice to their full scope Anonymous (123996)  7/25/22  8:10 pm
Midwifery Care Anonymous (123997)  7/25/22  8:29 pm
Midwifery Anonymous (124000)  7/25/22  9:05 pm
In Support of Virginia Midwives Anonymous (124001)  7/25/22  9:10 pm
Policy information Julia Bray  7/26/22  1:06 pm
Allow midwives to provide care they are certified for Jesse Parsons  7/26/22  2:27 pm
Medications Anonymous (124050)  7/26/22  2:44 pm
Medications Anonymous (124049)  7/26/22  2:44 pm
Midwifery Hannah Johnson  7/26/22  5:49 pm
Midwifery Linnea Charisse Anderson  7/26/22  11:23 pm
Midwives Angela Hobbs  7/28/22  8:54 pm
Allow midwives to carry essentials Julie Brierre  7/28/22  9:37 pm
Best Practice Homebirth Adelaide Myers, RN  7/29/22  7:04 pm
In favor of full scope M. D'vorah Honey CPM LM  7/29/22  8:12 pm
Women need fully practicing midwives. Anonymous (124187)  7/30/22  8:47 am
Midwives to carry basic life saving pharmaceuticals Wendy Owens, CPM  7/30/22  6:22 pm
Midwives Anonymous (124211)  7/30/22  10:17 pm
Midwives can do it Kate Heard, RN  7/31/22  7:38 am
Midwifery care changed my life Michaela Skinner  7/31/22  4:16 pm
Just say no to hospital births Bria  8/1/22  2:45 pm
CPMs are trained professionals! Anonymous (124497)  8/2/22  6:09 am
Empower Midwives Barry Wilder O'Keefe  8/2/22  9:34 am
Midwives are Heroes Ashley Lyttle  8/2/22  12:50 pm
Increase access to care Jade Hillery  8/2/22  1:00 pm
Allow midwives to serve their patients Savannah Longest  8/2/22  5:02 pm
Midwife/ Home birth Hilary Jenish  8/2/22  5:10 pm
Allow midwives to carry life -saving medications! Brittany Inzeo  8/2/22  5:52 pm
Midwifery Miranda C  8/2/22  7:54 pm
Expand options for mothers, by giving midwives the freedom to practice Anonymous (124837)  8/3/22  3:06 pm
Midwife support Selena  8/3/22  8:27 pm
Update our outdated law to reflect CPM scope of practice Kim Pekin, Premier Birth Center  8/5/22  3:01 pm
Midwives are trained professionals Melissa Marshall  8/6/22  1:41 pm
Certified Professional Midwives Stephanie Krautkramer  8/8/22  3:40 pm
New Licensed Midwife Beverley L Bouchard  8/8/22  9:31 pm
Supporting safe delivery/ full access Anonymous (127155)  8/9/22  4:18 pm
Allow CPMs and LMs to carry Standard Medications for VA Homebirth Families in their Midwifery Care Dana Washington-Queen  8/10/22  12:16 am
CPMs must be able to serve families fully Julia pelly  8/11/22  12:33 am
Meds for midwives Ray T  8/11/22  2:50 pm
Pleas allow midwives to prescribe basic medication Anonymous (127203)  8/12/22  7:11 am
Midwife use of Vitamin K saved my baby's life Anonymous (127207)  8/12/22  4:12 pm
Outdated midwifery law Jeni Rector, CPM The Village Midwife and Birth Center  8/13/22  1:06 pm
Midwives should be able to administer and prescribe these meds!! Anonymous (127213)  8/14/22  2:17 pm
My midwife should have been able to have these available Emma Stevens  8/14/22  2:47 pm
Thank you for reading- this is important to help the lives of mothers and their children Beth Wehr  8/14/22  2:51 pm
Licensed Midwive's Scope of Practice to administer certain medications Christina Owens, CPM, LM (VMA VP) EVa Homebirth  8/14/22  3:58 pm
Safe home birth Anonymous (127217)  8/14/22  4:56 pm
Allow midwives to practice fully Anonymous (127218)  8/14/22  5:27 pm
Please change the current law Kassy Newman  8/14/22  8:39 pm
Please give VA midwives access to life saving medications! Nicole Kramer  8/14/22  9:59 pm
Please allow midwives to act within the full scope of their training Anonymous (127222)  8/14/22  10:46 pm
VA Families seeking a homebirth must be kept safe Debbie Wong  8/15/22  4:27 am
Allow CPMs to administer these essential, safe medications and treatments Anonymous (127226)  8/15/22  7:11 am
Midwifery Forrest  8/15/22  8:56 am
Allow CPMs to administer meds Alexandra Loginov  8/15/22  9:12 am
Allow midwives to carry and administer necessary medications Jessica Sewell  8/15/22  11:04 am
Medications Access Anonymous (127231)  8/15/22  12:15 pm
VA Midwives need to admirer medications Anna Whetsel Rucker, Doula, HBCE. MomaRee’s Doula Services, LLC  8/15/22  12:34 pm
VA Midwives need to administer medications Anna Whetsel Rucker, Doula, HBCE. MomaRee’s Doula Services, LLC  8/15/22  12:35 pm
Let midwives do their job properly Louise Smith  8/15/22  1:00 pm
Protect families by allowing midwives to administer the medications they are trained to use Joanna Berger  8/15/22  1:09 pm
Repeal This Idiotic Law and Let the Trained Professionals do their Job Mr. Horst  8/15/22  4:54 pm
Midwives Tina Bein  8/15/22  5:04 pm
Midwives Anonymous (127247)  8/15/22  5:13 pm
Midwives are amazing Jessica H.  8/15/22  9:56 pm
Midwives and their right to administer life saving medication Anonymous (127251)  8/15/22  9:57 pm
Supporting Midwives Elizabeth Losh  8/15/22  10:43 pm
Empower Midwives Mel J Horan  8/16/22  12:13 am
Midwives are the answer to maternity care deserts! Anonymous (127254)  8/16/22  7:34 am
Save mothers lives, empower midwives! Anita Barefoot  8/16/22  8:13 am
CPMs are trained to use medications and authorized to do so in other states Jenny Fox  8/16/22  9:16 am
Midwives in VA Anonymous (127261)  8/16/22  11:04 am
Keep Women and Newborns Safe Through CPM Care Anonymous (127263)  8/16/22  1:05 pm
Protect Women in Virginia Madison Orme  8/16/22  3:48 pm
Full scope practice for midwives Lori Murafka Orme CPM  8/16/22  4:07 pm
Necessary Changes for the Health and Safety of Women and Babies Marinda Shindler CPM LM  8/16/22  4:32 pm
Midwives and Medications Leah Paul  8/16/22  4:48 pm
Is the restrictive law worth a life ! Anonymous (127278)  8/16/22  6:44 pm
Responsibility = ability to respond D3  8/16/22  7:20 pm
Virginia Midwives and life saving medications Mary Wese  8/16/22  7:25 pm
Midwives should be able to use medications within their scope of practice Anonymous (127281)  8/16/22  7:42 pm
Support Midwives in VA Anonymous (127282)  8/16/22  8:17 pm
Midwives should have meds Ethan P Dunn  8/16/22  8:24 pm
Allow CPM to provide life saving medications Rebekah Vansant RN BSN  8/16/22  9:06 pm
License Emergency Meds for Out of Hospital Midwives Pamela H. Pilch, Esq.  8/16/22  9:09 pm
Midwives should have RX rights Meghan Kelly  8/16/22  9:20 pm
Facilitate safe conditions for homebirth mothers Benjamin Pilch  8/16/22  9:30 pm
LET MIDWIVES USE THEIR MEDS Spencer Thompson  8/16/22  9:30 pm
Midwives are trained and certified, let them administer medication Daniel Pilch  8/16/22  9:47 pm
Support healthy moms and babies - allow midwives to carry medications J. Anderson Gould, LCSW  8/16/22  10:07 pm
Legalize pertinent LM medication administration in VA Sarah Miksa  8/16/22  10:13 pm
Virginia Midwifery Laws Must Change to Reflect National and Global Midwifery Practice Scope of Care Meagan Flaherty  8/16/22  10:41 pm
Let CPMs administer medications Anonymous (127294)  8/16/22  10:46 pm
Certified Professional Midwives are excellent and deserve support John Pilch  8/16/22  11:03 pm
Birth access in VA Gwen Paulson  8/16/22  11:08 pm
Give the autonomy for midwives to practice within their scope and training Jerika Smith  8/17/22  12:40 am
Midwives are capable Tara  8/17/22  1:37 am
Midwives MUST be allowed to administer medications!!!! Brittany Monaghan  8/17/22  4:50 am
Let them do their jobs Lindsay Meredith  8/17/22  8:30 am
Let CPMs practice in full scope of care! Anonymous (127303)  8/17/22  11:03 am
Comment Helen Avramidis  8/17/22  11:46 am
Laws and regulations should be in place to protect birthing families, not harm them. Change the law! Erin Murphy, CPM, LM  8/17/22  12:09 pm
Women's rights are human rights! Robin Brown  8/17/22  12:31 pm
Change the Law! Erika Bennett  8/17/22  1:33 pm
Give midwives full rights Anonymous (127309)  8/17/22  1:34 pm
Barriers to medication access for LM’s is a safety hazard. Misty Ward VA Birth Center Alliance  8/17/22  2:21 pm
Medication access for CPM! Kamika Brown  8/17/22  2:55 pm
FIX LAWS SURROUNDING CPMS Kat Mcclenahan  8/17/22  3:25 pm
Support FULL practice for licensed midwives Emily Huffman  8/17/22  3:50 pm
Supporting safe delivery/ full acesss Caeli Werner  8/17/22  4:38 pm
Please support all Virginia mothers and babies Emily Friar CPM  8/17/22  5:18 pm
Statement on Midwives concerning changes to Midwife laws Ildiko Baugus, CPM, LM  8/17/22  6:12 pm
Bring LM Scope in Regs Up to National Standards Karen Kelly, Virginia Affiliate of American College of Nurse-Midwives  8/17/22  6:24 pm
Autonomous practice Natalie Detrich, FNP  8/17/22  6:28 pm
Let out of hospital midwives carry emergency medications Anna Graham, RN, BSN  8/17/22  6:53 pm
Allow midwives to administer medicines/drugs!! Lydia Heatwole  8/17/22  7:39 pm
Midwives should have access Rebecca Amstutz  8/17/22  8:20 pm
Midwives Melanie  8/17/22  8:42 pm
Support midwives and families in VA Anonymous (127334)  8/17/22  8:48 pm
My VA midwife is more qualified to administer my Rhogam than I am! Jill Crossland  8/17/22  8:49 pm
Midwives should be allowed to carry the life-saving medication they are already qualified to use. Kinsey Johnston  8/17/22  8:49 pm
It's a yes for me! Anonymous (127337)  8/17/22  9:34 pm
Midwives scope of practice Kaitlyn  8/17/22  9:49 pm
Support our midwives Amanda Hall  8/17/22  9:54 pm
Yes Gayle  8/17/22  9:55 pm
Support our midwives Chris  8/17/22  10:01 pm
Virgina Midwives and scope of practice Leslie  8/17/22  10:08 pm
It is time… Terri Hewitt, LM, CPM  8/17/22  10:11 pm
Remove barriers to safe maternal care Desiree Cripps CPM, RN  8/17/22  10:25 pm
Families Deserve Access to Safe Options Out Of Hospital! Chelea Shira, CPM, LM  8/17/22  10:27 pm
People will be safer if midwives can carry meds Aili Huber  8/17/22  10:29 pm
Midwifery scope of practice Christa Hall  8/17/22  10:41 pm
Midwife’s practice Mitchiko Taylor massage therapist  8/17/22  10:48 pm
Support VA Midwives Anonymous (127350)  8/17/22  10:49 pm
Midwives need access to the same drugs as midwives have in the hospital. Jackie Hess, Yorktown Soula  8/17/22  11:02 pm
Midwifery safety laws Kim Graves  8/17/22  11:02 pm
Allow licensed midwives full scope. Anonymous (127353)  8/17/22  11:04 pm
Allow Virginia mothers to receive the care certified professional midwives are trained to provide. Michael Landry  8/17/22  11:05 pm
Keep midwives accessible Nancy Ang  8/17/22  11:13 pm
Help midwives save lives Sara reimold  8/17/22  11:16 pm
Midwives rule Kerrie  8/17/22  11:18 pm
Midwifery Care Mitigates Poor Outcomes Tiffany Delk  8/17/22  11:20 pm
All families deserve Midwifery Care Hadassah Bellot  8/17/22  11:24 pm
Let's move in the direction of progress Markesha  8/17/22  11:32 pm
Allow access to life saving medications! Anonymous (127361)  8/17/22  11:40 pm
Let the midwives use their training! Virginia Ferguson  8/17/22  11:42 pm
Support for Midwives David  8/17/22  11:42 pm
Midwives Chelsea Bayer  8/17/22  11:48 pm
Licensed midwife law Anonymous (127365)  8/17/22  11:51 pm
Midwife License Law Kathleen Winters  8/17/22  11:56 pm


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