11. Every institution responsible for an approved pilot project shall establish a multidisciplinary midwifery board composed of seven persons as follows, who become members of the board upon being appointed:(1) three midwives appointed by and from among the midwives practising within the framework of the pilot project;
(2) two physicians, including an obstetrician and gynecologist, appointed by the council of physicians, dentists and pharmacists or, where there is no such council in the institution, by the board of directors;
(3) a nurse in perinatal care appointed by the council of nurses or the clinical staff advisory council, as the case may be;
(4) a person chosen after consultation with groups fostering the practice of midwifery, appointed by the board of directors.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the institution responsible for an approved pilot project may designate the council of physicians, dentists and pharmacists to exercise the functions of the multidisciplinary board. Where the council of physicians, dentists and pharmacists exercises the functions of the multidisciplinary board, the midwives taking part in the pilot project shall form part of the council and three of them, appointed under subparagraph 1 of the first paragraph, shall sit on the executive committee of the council, if any. The midwives shall take part in the deliberations of the council of physicians, dentists and pharmacists or of the executive committee, as the case may be, and shall have the right to vote on any matter relating to the said functions.
1990, c. 12, s. 11; 1992, c. 21, s. 204, s. 375.