§457J-8  Application for license as a midwife.  (a)  To obtain a license under this chapter, the applicant shall provide:

     (1)  An application for licensure;

     (2)  The required fees;

     (3)  A copy of current certification in adult and pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation by the American Heart Association, Red Cross, or American Safety and Health Institute Basic Life Support that includes a hands-on skill component; provided that the certification shall be current at the time of licensure and the licensee shall be responsible for maintaining current certification throughout the license period;

     (4)  A copy of current certification in a neonatal resuscitation program of the American Academy of Pediatrics that includes a hands-on skills component; provided that the certification shall be current at the time of licensure and the licensee shall be responsible for maintaining current certification throughout the license period;

     (5)  If applicable, evidence of any licenses held or once held in other jurisdictions indicating the status of the license and documenting any disciplinary proceedings pending or taken by any jurisdiction;

     (6)  Information regarding any conviction of any crime that has not been annulled or expunged;

     (7)  Any other information the department may require to investigate the applicant's qualifications for licensure;

     (8)  Any additional requirements adopted by the director; and

     (9)  Evidence of qualifications for licensure.

     (b)  Evidence of qualifications for licensure as a certified midwife shall consist of the following:

     (1)  Proof of current, unencumbered certification as a certified midwife by the American Midwifery Certification Board or a successor organization;

     (2)  Proof of successful completion of a graduate-level midwifery program accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education, or successor organization, leading to a master's degree or higher as a midwife; and

     (3)  Proof of successful completion of at least thirty contact hours, as part of a master's degree program or higher from a college or university accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education, or successor organization, of advanced pharmacology education, including advanced pharmacotherapeutics that is integrated into the curriculum, within three years immediately preceding the date of application.  If the advanced pharmacology education in a master's degree program was completed before the three-year time period immediately preceding the date of application, then one of the following shall be completed within the three-year time period immediately preceding the date of application for initial prescriptive authority:

          (A)  At least thirty contact hours of advanced pharmacology, including advanced pharmacotherapeutics, from a college or university accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education, or successor organization; or

          (B)  At least thirty contact hours of continuing education in advanced pharmacology, including advanced pharmacotherapeutics, approved by the Continuing Education Policy, or successor document, of the American Midwifery Certification Board, or successor organization; provided that the continuing education pharmacology contact hours shall be related to the applicant's scope of midwifery practice.

     (c)  Evidence of qualifications for licensure as a certified professional midwife shall consist of the following:

     (1)  Proof of current and valid certification as a certified professional midwife by the North American Registry of Midwives or a successor organization; and

     (2)  Proof of successful completion of a formal midwifery education and training program as follows:

          (A)  A midwifery educational program or pathway accredited by the Midwifery Education Accreditation Council, or successor organization, or another nationally recognized accrediting agency approved by the United States Department of Education; or

          (B)  A midwifery bridge certificate issued by the North American Registry of Midwives, or successor organization. [L 2019, c 32, pt of §2; am L 2025, c 28, §9]