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Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 2511 — Licensed Midwives

Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 2511

Type
Statute
Source
California Business and Professions Code
Jurisdiction
California
Date
1994-01-01
Current through
Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

(a) No person, other than one who has been licensed to practice midwifery by the board, shall hold himself or herself out as a licensed midwife, or use any other term indicating or implying that he or she is a licensed midwife.

Citator

Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 2511 — Licensed Midwives is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

(a) No person, other than one who has been licensed to practice midwifery by the board, shall hold himself or herself out as a licensed midwife, or use any other term indicating or implying that he or she is a licensed midwife.

(b) Nothing in this article shall be construed to limit in any manner the practice of an individual to whom a certificate has been issued pursuant to Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 2746) of Chapter 6, or to prevent an individual to whom a certificate has been issued pursuant to Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 2746) of Chapter 6 from holding himself or herself out as a certified nurse-midwife, nurse midwife, midwife, or from using the initials “CNM.”