Midwifery Profession — Canada — Northwest Territories law | Esheria

Midwifery Profession

This Act sets out how midwives are registered, what registered midwives may do, and how complaints, suspensions, renewals, insurance, and discipline are handled.

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Jurisdiction
Canada — Northwest Territories
Instrument
Act or statute
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
en
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Statute overview

About this statute

This Act sets out how midwives are registered, what registered midwives may do, and how complaints, suspensions, renewals, insurance, and discipline are handled. This provision covers complaint handling, hearings, appeals, suspension revocation, and discipline for registered midwives. This provision protects certain good-faith midwifery and complaint-related communications, allows registered midwives to act in emergencies, creates offences for unauthorized use of the registered midwife title, and gives the Commissioner regulation-making power.