California § 2511 - No person, other than one who has been licensed to practice midwifery by the boar

Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 2511 — No person, other than one who has been licensed to practice midwifery by the boar, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 2511. No person, other than one who has been licensed to practice midwifery by the boar

(a) No person, other than one who has been licensed to practice midwifery by the board, shall hold himself or herself out as a licensed midwife, or use any other term indicating or implying that he or she is a licensed midwife. (b) Nothing in this article shall be construed to limit in any manner the practice of an individual to whom a certificate has been issued pursuant to Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 2746) of Chapter 6, or to prevent an individual to whom a certificate has been issued pursuant to Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 2746) of Chapter 6 from holding himself or herself out as a certified nurse-midwife, nurse midwife, midwife, or from using the initials “CNM.”

Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 2511 ("No person, other than one who has been licensed to practice midwifery by the boar") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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