HB 26-1092

House Bill 26-1092, which has been signed into law, ensures that certified nurse midwives and certified midwives in Colorado can have the same medical staff privileges as other healthcare providers when practicing independently. This means hospitals cannot deny them full access to admitting patients, discharging patients, or voting rights within the hospital's medical staff structure just because they are licensed midwives. The bill affects midwives and the hospitals where they work, ensuring equal treatment and opportunities for these professionals.

Official Summary

The bill prohibits a public health facility from denying, restricting, or conditioning the granting, use, or exercise of full medical staff privileges to a certified nurse midwife or a certified midwife (licensee) engaged in independent practice within their scope of practice solely on the basis of their licensure. If granted, privileges extended to a licensee must include admitting and discharge privileges, be consistent with those of other medical staff, and permit a licensee to exercise the same voting rights as other members of the medical staff.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

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