Sec. 20-86f. Disciplinary action. The Department of Public Health may take any
action set forth in section 19a-17 if a person issued a license pursuant to this chapter
fails to conform to the accepted standards of the nurse-midwifery profession including,
but not limited to, the following: Conviction of a felony; fraud or deceit in the practice of
nurse-midwifery; negligent, incompetent or wrongful conduct in professional activities;
emotional disorder or mental illness; physical illness including, but not limited to, deterioration through the aging process; abuse or excessive use of drugs, including alcohol,
narcotics or chemicals; wilful falsification of entries into any client record pertaining
to nurse-midwifery. The commissioner may order a licensee to submit to a reasonable
physical or mental examination if his physical or mental capacity to practice safely is
the subject of an investigation. The commissioner may petition the superior court for
the judicial district of Hartford to enforce such order or any action taken pursuant to
section 19a-17. Notice of any contemplated action under said section, the cause of the
action and the date of a hearing on the action shall be given and an opportunity for
hearing afforded in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54.
(P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 89-389, S. 12, 22; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-220, S. 4-6; 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)
History: (Revisor's note: P.A. 88-230 authorized substitution of "judicial district of Hartford" for "judicial district of
Hartford-New Britain" in 1989 public and special acts, effective September 1, 1991); P.A. 90-98 changed the effective
date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1991, to September 1, 1993; P.A. 93-142 changed the effective date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1993, to September 1, 1996, effective June 14, 1993; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health
services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-220 changed the effective
date of P.A. 88-230 from September 1, 1996, to September 1, 1998, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health,
effective July 1, 1995.
Sec. 20-86g. Midwifery license. Any person who held a current valid license as
a midwife on June 30, 1983, shall be entitled to renew such license annually, upon
payment of a fee of five dollars, in accordance with the provisions of section 19a-88.
(P.A. 90-40, S. 1, 4.)
Sec. 20-86h. Disciplinary action against licensed midwives. The Department of
Public Health may take any action set forth in section 19a-17 if a person licensed as a
midwife fails to conform to the accepted standards of the midwife profession. Conduct
which fails to conform to the accepted standards of the midwife profession includes,
but is not limited to, the following: Conviction of a felony; fraud or deceit in professional
practice; illegal conduct; negligent, incompetent or wrongful conduct in professional
activities; emotional disorder or mental illness; physical illness including, but not limited
to, deterioration through the aging process; abuse or excessive use of drugs, including
alcohol, narcotics or chemicals; or wilful falsification of entries into any patient record.
(P.A. 90-40, S. 2, 4; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)
History: P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services,
effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with
Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995.