Bill 214: Access to Midwifery Care Act

This bill primarily affects midwives and midwifery practices operating in Nova Scotia, as well as healthcare training institutions that may be required to offer midwifery education programs. Regulated midwives — whether running solo practices or working within small clinical teams — will find their professional numbers tracked and publicly reported annually, including comparisons to other provinces and OECD countries. Larger healthcare organizations operating under the Nova Scotia Health Authority may need to plan for expanded midwifery staffing to meet the one-per-14,000 ratio target. The bill does not directly impose compliance obligations on most other businesses.