Certified nurse midwives; not required to have written collaborative ageement with physician to practice as.

SB 2565 proposed to remove the requirement for certified nurse midwives in Mississippi to have a written agreement with a physician to practice. Currently, Mississippi law mandates that certified nurse midwives must have such a collaborative agreement or protocol agreement with a physician. This change would have directly affected certified nurse midwives by granting them greater practice autonomy without physician oversight. The bill aimed to update the state's regulatory framework for midwifery services, aligning with broader trends in nurse practitioner scope-of-practice laws.