§8–601.

    In this subtitle:

        (1)    “Practice nurse midwifery” means the management and care of essentially normal newborns and of essentially normal women antepartally, intrapartally and postpartally.

        (2)    “Practice nurse midwifery” includes:

            (i)    Family planning and well woman reproductive care;

            (ii)    The prescribing of substances commonly used in the practice of nurse midwifery;

            (iii)    The prescribing of controlled substances on Schedules II, III, IV, and V commonly used in the practice of nurse midwifery; and

            (iv)    The dispensing of the substances prescribed in accordance with the provisions of items (ii) and (iii) of this paragraph in the course of treating a patient:

                1.    At a medical facility or clinic that is operated on a nonprofit basis;

                2.    At a health center that operates on a campus of an institution of higher education;

                3.    At a public health facility, a medical facility under contract with a State or local health department, or a facility funded with public funds; or

                4.    With a starter dosage of a drug as authorized under § 8–508 of this title.