Click below to view CALM Vice President Madeleine Wisner’s update on Medi-Cal for Licensed Midwives. The slides from this presentation can be viewed and downloaded below. CALM-Medi-Cal-Update 2023 Annual MeetingDownload Are you interested in billing Medi-Cal as a Licensed Midwife? CALM offers a prerecorded, CEU-eligible webinar on the basics located here. For more individualized support, […]
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California Business & Professions Committee Members 2021 – Senate & Assembly
Find YOUR California Legislator here and then check below to see if one are on either the Assembly or Senate Business and Professions Committee. Double check the whole list. Some people have two representatives who are B&P Committee Members. Assemblymember Megan Dahle — Assembly District 1State Capitol, Room 4116Sacramento, CA 95814(916) 319-2001 Assemblymember Kevin McCarty […]
Why the “L” in “LM” Matters
Opinion by Rosanna Davis, LM, CPM President, California Association of Licensed Midwives I am not a lay midwife. I am a California licensed midwife. And I am going to insist that health care providers and policy makers understand why this matters. My initial training included 3 years of didactic education and clinical experience as required […]
Significant Victory For Access to Midwifery for Medi-Cal Families
A major victory in CALM’s efforts to increase true access to the care of licensed midwifery for Medi-Cal eligible families was just achieved. CALM’s previous advocacy work had established the legal right for midwives to serve as Medi-Cal providers. Thanks to our ongoing efforts, the agency that administers the Medi-Cal program has agreed with us […]
Introducing the New Board of Directors
The California Association of Licensed Midwives (CALM) is pleased to announce our new Board of Directors. The full board now consists of founding board members and our newly elected members, who were affirmed by an overwhelming margin by CALM membership. To assemble the slate, members of the CALM founding board engaged in a careful and […]
Update: Access to Licensed Midwives Act of 2018
First, the bad news. Unfortunately, we were unable to secure an author to introduce CALM’s bill, the “Access to Licensed Midwives Act of 2018.” The good news? Your calls and outreach to legislators drew lots of positive attention to licensed midwives and helped CALM solidify its support among key legislators at the Capitol. Thank you […]