ORS 687.405: “Direct entry midwifery” defined.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
As used in ORS 687.405 to 687.495, “direct entry midwifery” means providing the following services for compensation: (1) Supervision of the conduct of labor and childbirth; (2) Providing advice to a parent as to the progress of childbirth; (3) Rendering prenatal, intrapartum and postpartum care; and (4) Making newborn assessments. [1993 c.362 §1; 2011 c.650 §4; 2013 c.657 §12]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 332-015-0000: Definitions — implements
- OAR 332-015-0000: Definitions — authority
- OAR 332-025-0021: Risk Assessment Practice Standards — implements
- OAR 332-025-0021: Risk Assessment Practice Standards — authority
- OAR 332-025-0022: Care Practice Standards — implements
- OAR 332-025-0022: Care Practice Standards — authority
- OAR 332-025-0130: Practice Standards for Terminating Midwifery Care — implements
- OAR 332-025-0130: Practice Standards for Terminating Midwifery Care — authority
This rule cites
- ORS 687.405 — resolved
- 687.495 — resolved
Cited by
- ORS 30.794: Liability of physician or hospital arising out of care provided by direct entry midwife.
- ORS 31.260: Definitions for ORS 31.260 to 31.278.
- ORS 192.556: Definitions for ORS 192.553 to 192.581.
- ORS 432.088: Mandatory submission and registration of reports of live birth; persons required to report; rules.
- ORS 432.600: Establishment of committee; members; term; meetings; duties; confidentiality; reports.
- ORS 433.443: Authority of Public Health Director during public health emergency; penalties; access to and use of individually identifiable health information; rules.
- ORS 676.565: Oversight and centralized service by office.
- ORS 676.579: Director; appointment and qualifications; responsibilities; duties.
- ORS 676.595: Disclosure of certain investigatory information; further disclosure; required disclosures; fees.
- ORS 676.608: Investigative authority; conduct of investigation.
- ORS 676.613: Injunctions.
- ORS 676.616: Final order authority for contested cases related to practice of direct entry midwifery.
- ORS 676.622: Exemption from certain requirements for original signatures.
- ORS 676.992: Civil penalties.
- ORS 687.410: When use of title authorized.
- ORS 687.415: Practice of direct entry midwifery without license prohibited; exceptions.
- ORS 687.430: Waiver of required written examination.
- ORS 687.445: Discipline.
- ORS 687.480: Rules; practice standards.
- ORS 687.485: Authority of Health Licensing Office; rules.
- ORS 687.490: Protection for person providing information to board or office.
- ORS 687.493: Authority to purchase and administer certain legend drugs and devices.
- ORS 687.495: Collection of data on birth and fetal death outcomes.
- ORS 746.600: Definitions for ORS 746.600 to 746.690.
- OAR 325-035-0001: Definitions
- OAR 331-020-0020: Hearing Requests and Answers; Consequences of Failure to Answer
- OAR 332-020-0010: Continuing Education
- OAR 333-011-0215: Registering Live Births that Occur Outside of a Facility with a Licensed Birth Attendant or Non-licensed Midwife within One Year of the Date of Birth
- OAR 333-077-0010: Definitions
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors687.html