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Page 16 .B. NO. 1 established by the Department pursuant to this section to prescribe controlled substances or 2 prescription drugs; 3 L2)A certified midwife may be granted authority to prescribe prescription drugs and controlled 4 substances to provide treatment to clients within the role and population focus of the certified 5 midwife, as applicable; 6 (3) A certified midwife who has been granted authority to prescribe prescription drugs and 7 controlled substances under the Department may advise the certified midwife's patients of their 8 option to have the symptom or purpose for which a prescription is being issued included on the 9 prescription order; 10 (4)Upon satisfaction of the requirements set forth by the Depai tiuent of this section, the 11 Department may grant provisional prescriptive authority to a certified midwife. The provisional 12 prescriptive authority that is granted is limited to those patients and medications appropriate to 13 the certified midwife's role and population focus; 14 (5)The certified midwife shall maintain national certification, as specified in Section 3,unless 15 the Department grants an exception; 16 (6)A certified midwife who obtains prescriptive authority pursuant to this section shall be 17 assigned a specific identifier by the Department. This identifier shall be available to the 18 Hawai'i medical board and the state board of pharmacy. The Department shall establish a 19 mechanism to assure that the prescriptive authority of a certified midwife may be readily 20 verified; 21 (7)Prescriptive authority by a certified midwife is limited to those patients appropriate to the 22 certified midwife's scope of practice. Prescriptive authority may be limited or withdrawn and 23 the certified midwife may be subject to further disciplinary action if the certified midwife has 16