54.1-2957.11 - Requirements for disclosure. - Virginia Statutes

§ 54.1-2957.11. Requirements for disclosure.

Any person practicing as a licensed midwife shall provide disclosure ofspecific information in writing to any client to whom midwifery care isprovided. Such disclosure shall include (i) a description of the midwife'squalifications, experience, and training; (ii) a written protocol for medicalemergencies, including hospital transport, particular to each client; (iii) adescription of the midwives' model of care; (iv) a copy of the regulationsgoverning the practice of midwifery; (v) a statement concerning the licensedmidwife's malpractice or liability insurance coverage; (vi) a description ofthe right to file a complaint with the Board of Medicine and the proceduresfor filing such complaint; and (vii) such other information as the Board ofMedicine determines is appropriate to allow the client to make an informedchoice to select midwifery care.

(2005, cc. 719, 917.)