12 AAC 14.900. Peer review

(a) The board will designate, as a peer review committee, a qualified organization with experience in certified direct-entry midwifery to provide peer review to the board concerning the quality of care provided by a certified direct-entry midwife.

(b) In the agreement for peer review services, the board will require the organization providing peer review to

(1) maintain confidentiality of medical records as required by law;

(2) randomly review summaries of births submitted by a certified direct-entry midwife under (c)(1) of this section;

(3) review those summaries of births or other records submitted under (c)(2) and (c)(3) of this section;

(4) review at the request of the board any case or summary of birth relating to care by a certified direct-entry midwife;

(5) maintain records of the organization related to the review;

(6) provide records to the board and division investigative staff, as requested by the board or division investigative staff; and

(7) report to the board or division investigative staff on activities and results of the peer review conducted under this section, including any recommendations for disciplinary action.

(c) A certified direct-entry midwife shall submit to the board or, if an organization has been designated under (a) of this section, to that organization the following information:

(1) a copy of the summary of birth for each labor and delivery for which the certified direct-entry midwife had primary responsibility during the 12-month period that began on April 1 of the preceding year; the copy must be submitted on or before May 1 of each year;

(2) all records required under 12 AAC 14.540 as requested by the board through the organization providing peer review for cases selected under (b)(2) of this section; and

(3) within 10 days after the delivery or transfer of care, all records required under 12 AAC 14.540 for any case in which a client for whom the certified direct-entry midwife had primary responsibility

(A) died;

(B) required emergency hospital transport;

(D) had any of the complications or conditions listed in AS 08.65.140 (d)(1) - (d)(17).

(d) Failure to comply with the requirements of this section is grounds for disciplinary sanctions under AS 08.65.110 (6).

History: Eff. 5/16/96, Register 138

Authority: AS 08.65.030

AS 08.65.110

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