2CCollaborative arrangements—participating midwives

2C Collaborative arrangements—participating midwives

(1) For the definition of participating midwife in subsection 3(1) of the Act, each of the following is a kind of collaborative arrangement for an eligible midwife: (a) an arrangement under which the midwife: (i) is employed or engaged by one or more obstetric specified medical practitioners, or by an entity that employs or engages one or more obstetric specified medical practitioners; or (ii) has an agreement, in writing, with an entity, other than a hospital, that employs or engages one or more obstetric specified medical practitioners; (b) a patient is referred in writing to the midwife for midwifery treatment by a specified medical practitioner; (c) an agreement mentioned in regulation 2D for the midwife; (d) an arrangement mentioned in regulation 2E for the midwife; (e) an arrangement mentioned in regulation 2EA for the midwife. (2) For subregulation (1), the arrangement must provide for: (a) consultation between the midwife and an obstetric specified medical practitioner; and (b) referral of a patient to a specified medical practitioner; and (c) transfer of a patient’s care to an obstetric specified medical practitioner. (3) A collaborative arrangement, other than an arrangement mentioned in regulation 2E, may apply to more than 1 patient. (4) However, an acknowledgement mentioned in paragraph 2E(1)(c) may apply for more than 1 patient. (5) To avoid doubt, a collaborative arrangement may involve a specified medical practitioner who is in private practice or in the public sector.