ambulances; midwives; home births

HB 2821 allows certified nurse midwives, certified professional midwives, and licensed midwives to accompany patients in ambulances during out-of-hospital births when emergency services (911) are requested. It permits these midwives to continue providing necessary medical care while transporting the patient to a hospital. The bill directly affects midwives and patients choosing home births in Arizona, clarifying their role during emergency transport. This policy change modifies existing ambulance protocols to explicitly include midwives as authorized personnel during such transports. The bill is currently in early legislative stages (House First and Second Reading as of February 2025).