(1) The Licensed Certified Professional M idwives Advisory Council is hereby created, under the Board of Nursing. The council shall at regular intervals and guided by newly available evidence in peer -reviewed medical literature, advise the board on promulgating administrative regulations regarding qualifications, standards for training, competency determination of licensed certified professional midwives, any necessary statutory changes, and all other matters relating to licensed certified professional midwives. (2) The council shall be appointed by the board and shall consist of: (a) One (1) member of the board, who shall be a nonvoting, ex officio member and serve as the liaison between the chair of the council and the board; (b) Three (3) certified professional midwives who shall be licensed cert ified professional midwives within six (6) months of the license availability; (c) Two (2) APRN-designated certified nurse-midwives licensed in Kentucky; (d) Two (2) obstetricians licensed in Kentucky; (e) One (1) practicing neonatal health care provider licensed in Kentucky; and (f) One (1) member of the general public. The chair of the council shall be elected annually by members of the council. (3) The board may solicit nominations for the council from interested parties or organizations and shall give c onsideration to nominees who have experience collaborating with providers of, providing, or utilizing out -of-hospital midwifery services. (4) The board shall specify the terms for the council members, not to exceed four (4) years. Members shall serve at the discretion of the board, may be reappointed at the end of their terms, and shall receive reimbursement for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties. (5) A licensed certified professional midwife has the sam e authority and responsibility as appropriate licensed health care providers regarding following public health laws, reporting reportable diseases and conditions, controlling and preventing communicable diseases, recording of vital statistics, obtaining he alth histories, and performing physical examinations, except that this authority is limited to activity consistent with provision of services authorized by KRS 314.400 to 314.414. (6) A licensed certified professional midwife shall keep appropriate medical records regarding treatment and outcomes as required by the board by administrative regulation.
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