36-9C-1. Definitions.

Terms used in this chapter mean:

(1)    "Approved program," an educational program of study leading to eligibility for certification as a midwife that is approved or accredited by the midwifery education accreditation council (MEAC);

(2)    "Board," the South Dakota Board of Certified Professional Midwives;

(3)    "Certified professional midwife" or "CPM," a practitioner licensed and authorized under this chapter to manage and care for the low-risk mother-baby unit in an out-of-hospital setting during pregnancy, labor, delivery, and postpartum periods;

(4)    "Client," a woman under the care of a certified professional midwife outside of a hospital;

(5)    "Licensed," a written authorization by the board required to practice as a certified professional midwife or certified professional midwife student;

(6)    "Low risk," a pregnancy that is anticipated to be problem free based on an assessment of the woman's past medical history and ongoing assessment of the mother-baby unit throughout the pregnancy, labor, delivery, and postpartum care;

(7)    "Midwife student," a student enrolled in an approved program and licensed and authorized under this chapter;

(8)    "Transporting," transferring, during the course of labor and delivery, the responsibility of providing services to a client from a certified professional midwife to a licensed health care provider.

Source: SL 2017, ch 172, § 1.