Colorado bill prohibits public health facilities from denying medical staff privileges to certified midwives

Original title: Licensed Midwife Public Health Facility Privileges

Last action · March 24, 2026: House Committee on Health & Human Services Postpone IndefinitelySponsors: Stephanie Luck and 10 others

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What This Bill Would Do

Public health facilities are prohibited from denying, restricting, or conditioning full to certified nurse midwives and certified midwives solely based on their licensure. When privileges are granted, facilities must include admitting and discharge rights, parity with other medical staff, and equal voting rights. The measure applies to independent practitioners operating within their legal scope of practice.

Why it matters

Licensed midwives gaining mandatory staff privileges at public health facilities can independently admit and discharge patients and vote on medical staff matters, altering how maternity care providers operate within state facilities.

Who It Would Affect

Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

certified nurse midwife

Certified nurse midwives gain protection from having medical staff privileges denied, restricted, or conditioned at public health facilities solely on the basis of their licensure.

Directly affected

certified midwife

Certified midwives gain protection from having medical staff privileges denied, restricted, or conditioned at public health facilities solely on the basis of their licensure.

Directly affected

public health facility

Public health facilities are prohibited from using a midwife's license type as the sole reason to deny, restrict, or condition full medical staff privileges.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does this bill apply to all midwives?

It applies specifically to certified nurse midwives and certified midwives engaged in independent practice within their scope of practice.

What rights must be included if a midwife is granted medical staff privileges?

Facilities must grant admitting and discharge privileges consistent with other medical staff, as well as equal voting rights on the medical staff.

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Where This Stands

Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.

Procedural history

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Mar 24, 2026House
House Committee on Health & Human Services Postpone Indefinitely
Feb 3, 2026HouseIntroduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Health & Human Services

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Voting Record

Motion succeededHouse3/24/2026Open StatesOfficial roll call ↗

Postpone House Bill 26-1092 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely.

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