                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ADVISORY BOARD ON MIDWIFERY ESTABLISHED; MEMBERSHIP; DUTIES; TERMS (§
54.1-2957.10)

A. The Advisory Board on Midwifery is established as an advisory board in the
executive branch of state government. The purpose of the Advisory Board is to
assist the Board of Medicine in formulating regulations pertaining to the
practice of midwifery. The Advisory Board shall also assist in such other
matters relating to the practice of midwifery as the Board may require.

B. The Advisory Board shall consist of five nonlegislative citizen members to be
appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly,
including three Certified Professional Midwives, one doctor of medicine or
osteopathy or certified nurse midwife who is licensed to practice in the
Commonwealth and who has experience in out-of-hospital birth settings, and one
citizen who has used out-of-hospital midwifery services. Nonlegislative citizen
members of the Advisory Board shall be citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
			The initial appointments shall provide for staggered terms with two members
being appointed for two-year terms, two members being appointed for three-year
terms, and one member being appointed for a four-year term. Thereafter,
nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed for a term of four years.
Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be for
the unexpired terms. All members may be reappointed. However, no nonlegislative
citizen member shall serve more than two consecutive four-year terms. The
remainder of any term to which a member is appointed to fill a vacancy shall not
constitute a term in determining the member&#8217;s eligibility for
reappointment. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original
appointments.

C. The Advisory Board shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its
membership. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. The meetings of
the Advisory Board shall be held at the call of the chairman or whenever the
majority of the members so request.

D. Members shall receive such compensation for the discharge of their duties as
provided in &#xA7; 2.2-2813. All members shall be reimbursed for reasonable and
necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties as provided in
&#xA7;&#xA7; 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825. Funding for the costs of compensation and
expenses of the members shall be provided by the Board of Medicine.

E. The Department of Health Professions shall provide staff support to the
Advisory Board. All agencies of the Commonwealth shall provide assistance to the
Advisory Board, upon request.

HISTORY: 2005, cc. 719, 917; 2008, c. 36.