HOUSE BILL No. 5954 September 26, 2000, Introduced by Rep. Reeves and referred to the Committee on Insurance and Financial Services. A bill to amend 1980 PA 350, entitled "The nonprofit health care corporation reform act," (MCL 550.1101 to 550.1704) by adding section 416b. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 SEC. 416B. (1) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "NURSE MIDWIFE" 2 MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL LICENSED AS A REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSE 3 UNDER ARTICLE 15 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH CODE, 1978 PA 368, MCL 4 333.16101 TO 333.18838, WHO HAS BEEN ISSUED A SPECIALTY CERTIFI- 5 CATION IN THE PRACTICE OF NURSE MIDWIFERY BY THE MICHIGAN BOARD 6 OF NURSING UNDER SECTION 17210 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH CODE, 1978 PA 7 368, MCL 333.17210. 8 (2) EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2001, A GROUP OR NONGROUP CERTIFI- 9 CATE THAT PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR MATERNITY SERVICES SHALL PROVIDE 10 COVERAGE FOR SUCH SERVICES WHETHER PERFORMED BY A PHYSICIAN OR A 06810'00 DKH 2 1 NURSE MIDWIFE ACTING WITHIN THE SCOPE OF HIS OR HER LICENSE OR 2 SPECIALTY CERTIFICATION, OR BOTH. 06810'00 Final page. DKH