54-5507 QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE. - Idaho Statutes

TITLE 54

PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES

CHAPTER 55

MIDWIFERY

54-5507. qualifications for licensure. [effective until july 1, 2014.] (1) A person shall be eligible to be licensed as a midwife if the person:

(a) Provides proof of current certification as a CPM by NARM or a successor organization;

(b) Files a board approved application for licensure and pays the required fees; and

(c) Provides documentation of successful completion of board approved MEAC accredited courses in pharmacology, the treatment of shock/IV therapy and suturing specific to midwives.

(2) For any midwife who has been continuously practicing midwifery in Idaho for at least five (5) years prior to July 1, 2009, the qualifications for licensure in subsection (1)(a) of this section may be waived by the board if such midwife provides the following documentation to the board:

(a) Primary attendance at seventy-five (75) births within the past ten (10) years, ten (10) of which occurred in the two (2) years immediately preceding the application for licensure; and

(b) In addition to the completion of the courses listed in subsection (1)(c) of this section, successful completion of board approved courses in CPR and neonatal resuscitation; and

(c) Complete practice data for the two (2) years preceding the application for licensure, on a form provided by the board.

(3) Any midwife who wishes to qualify for the waiver provided in subsection (2) of this section shall apply for licensure and provide the required documentation before July 1, 2010.