The Board will grant a nurse-midwife license to an
applicant who meets the following requirements. The applicant shall:
(1) Be licensed as a registered nurse in this
Commonwealth.
(2) Satisfy the
licensure requirements in §
16.12 (relating to general
qualifications for licenses and certificates), including the completion of at
least 3 hours of approved training in child abuse recognition and reporting in
accordance with §
16.108(a)
(relating to child abuse recognition and reporting-mandatory training
requirement).
(3) Have successfully
completed a midwife program.
(4)
Have obtained one of the following:
(i) A
passing grade on a midwife examination. The Board accepts the passing grade on
the certifying examination of the ACNM or AMCB as determined by the ACNM or
AMCB or successor organization as recognized by the Board.
(ii) Certification as a midwife by the
American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) before the ACNM certification
examination was first administered in 1971. To be eligible for renewal of a
nurse-midwife license, the nurse-midwife shall maintain National certification
available to the profession and recognized by the Board.
(5) Submit an application for a nurse-midwife
license accompanied by the required fee. For the fee amount, see §
16.13 (relating to licensure,
certification, examination and registration fees).