One of the things ACNM is doing regarding professional liability is to try to create "safe harbors" - new and expanded practice opportunities for our members.

Two areas of focus have been Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and hospitalists. 

Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC's)

The number of CNMs working FQHCs is growing!  See the Federally Qualified Health Centers Resource Packet to read about midwives working in FQHCs.  (Also see the Community Health Forum article and the ACNM QuickInfo on FQHCs).

The Number of FTEs and Encounters for CNMs from 2002 - 2005

	FTEs	Encounters
2005	365.41	895,281
2004	349.73	808,425
2003	333.16	751,502
2002	330.37	771,514

CNM Hospitalists

More and more CNMs are finding positions as "laborists" or "hospitalists," covering triage and labor & delivery as a hospital employee, with the hospital paying for liability insurance. 

Resources:

• An article we recently published in The Hospitalist, the official publication of the Society of Hospital Medicine. 
• A forum for and about laborists
• ACNM QuickInfo on CNM hospitalists