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Public Meeting Notice  Board of Registration in Midwifery meeting — October 16, 2025

Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.
Posted: October 16, 2025 1 p.m.

Overview

If you need reasonable accommodations in order to participate in the meeting, contact the DPH ADA Coordinator Stacy Hart at Stacy.Hart@mass.gov in advance of the meeting.  While the Board will do its best to accommodate you, certain accommodations may require distinctive requests or the hiring of outside contractors and may not be available if requested immediately before the meeting.

Please be advised that recording meetings, by any means, including the use of any A.I. applications, without prior permission is strictly prohibited.

Webex information

Telephone information

  • +1-617-315-0704 United States Toll (Boston)
  • +1-650-479-3208 United States Toll
  • Access Code: 2535 662 5364
  • Password: BORM1234 (26761234 when dialing from a phone or video system)

Agenda

Administrative Items:

  • Opening comments by executive director
  • Call meeting to order
  • Roll call for attendance & establishing quorum

Board Business:

  • Review and approve general session agenda for October 16, 2025 – VOTE
  • Review general session minutes for September 18, 2025 – VOTE
  • Board counsel report
    • M.G.L. c. 112, §§ 290-297
    • How the term “low risk” functions in the new midwifery laws
    • M.G.L. c. 112 § 1 – Relationship between the Commissioner of Public Health and the DPH Licensing Boards
  • Board chair report
    • Welcome to the Public
    • Centering the midwifery model of care in regulation development

Board Discussion:

  • 274 CMR 3.00: Licensed Certified Professional Midwife Licensure Requirements with Shield law amendments – VOTE
  • Registry of Vital Records and Statistics (RVRS) presentation by Lila Bhattarai, RVRS Director of Epidemiology and Data Management at the Office of Population Health, Sharon Pagano, RVRS Epidemiologist, Jennifer Raymond, RVRS Registrar, Alex Forman, RVRS Director of Registration
    • Process and timeline for access to MAVRIC login and orientation to coordinate with the issuing of certified professional midwifery licenses
    • Status on MAVRIC updates to integrate attended birth at home
  • 274 CMR 5.00 DRAFT Scope of Practice for Licensed Certified Professional Midwives (LCPM) – VOTE
  • 274 CMR 7.00 DRAFT Investigations, Complaints and Board Actions [Time permitting]

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