Statute · California Business and Professions Code
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 3651.5 — Naturopathic Childbirth Attendance
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 3651.5
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Business and Professions Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2025-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
A naturopathic doctor certified for the specialty practice of naturopathic childbirth attendance shall do both of the following:
Citator
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 3651.5 — Naturopathic Childbirth Attendance is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
A naturopathic doctor certified for the specialty practice of naturopathic childbirth attendance shall do both of the following:
(a) Maintain current certification in neonatal resuscitation and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
(b) File with the board a written plan for the following:
(1) Consultation with other health care providers.
(2) Supervision by a licensed physician and surgeon who has current practice or training in obstetrics to assist a woman in childbirth so long as progress meets criteria accepted as normal. The plan shall provide that all complications shall be referred to a physician and surgeon immediately.
(3) Emergency transfer and transport of an infant or a maternity patient, or both, to an appropriate health care facility, and access to neonatal intensive care units and obstetrical units or other patient care areas.