revise provisions related to birth centers and the practice of certified professional midwives at birth centers.

Summary

HB 1127 changes how South Dakota birth centers are licensed, what staff can work there, and how client care is documented. It adds certified professional midwives to the list of allowed practitioners, requires a written care plan for each client, and removes the rule that a birth center must be within 30 minutes of a hospital. The bill failed after being deferred to the 41st legislative day.

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