March 25, 2005: Governor Warner signed SB 1259 into law. HB 2038 will be combined with this bill to form one law licensing CPMs. An advisory board will be created to draft the rules and regulations that will govern the practice of Licensed Midwives in Virginia.
SB 1259 http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?051+sum+SB1259
HB 2038 http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?051+sum+HB2038
July 22, 2005: Advisory Board On Midwifery appointments announced: Deren Bader, C.P.M., Free Union; Peggy Franklin, C.P.M., Gainesville; Sheryl L. Rivett, Purcellville, Founder of Women’s Voices, Women’s Health; Wade Neiman, M.D., Lynchburg, Obstetrician and Gynecologist for Women’s Health Services of Central Virginia; Leslie Payne, C.P.M, Lynchburg
