Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a certified direct entry midwife may not dispense or administer prescription drugs. (b) A certified direct entry midwife may carry and administer the following medications under a protocol issued and agreed to by a physician licensed under IC 25-22.5 : (1) Postpartum antihemorrhagic drugs in emergency situations. (2) Local anesthetics by infiltration or topical application, only for postpartum repair of lacerations, tears, and episiotomy. (3) Oxygen. (4) Prophylactic antibiotics for Group B Strep (also known as Beta Strep). (c) A certified direct entry midwife may not administer a drug intravenously and may, with a physician's order, administer the following: (1) Vitamin K, either orally or through intramuscular injection. (2) Rhogam. (3) Prophylactic ophthalmic antibiotics. The board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 specifying the circumstances under which a certified direct entry midwife may administer the substances listed in this subsection.
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