Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1050-05-.05 - CERTIFICATION PROCESS
(1) Applications
(a) Any individual who desires to practice as
a certified professional midwife in Tennessee shall apply for certification to
the Council on forms provided by the Council, and shall submit the fees
required by rule 1050-5-.06.
(b) It
is the intent of this rule that all steps necessary to accomplish the filing of
the required documentation be completed prior to filing an application and that
all documentation be filed simultaneously.
(c) Application review and certification
decisions shall be governed by rule 1050-2-.05, where applicable.
(2) Requirements
(a) An applicant shall have current
certification from the North American Registry of Midwives. It is the
applicant's responsibility to request verification of current NARM
certification be submitted directly from NARM to the Council's administrative
office.
(b) An applicant shall have
current certification in CPR, including infant or neonatal resuscitation. The
applicant shall submit a notarized photocopy of current certification in CPR
with his/her application for certification as a CPM-TN.
(c) An applicant shall submit a clear and
recognizable, recently taken, bust photograph which shows the full head, face
forward from at least the top of the shoulders up.
(d) An applicant shall submit evidence of
good moral character. Such evidence shall include at least two (2) letters
attesting to the applicant's character. One (1) of the required letters shall
be submitted from a health care professional on the signator's letterhead. No
letters from family members or relatives shall be accepted.
(e) If an applicant has ever been authorized
to practice as a professional midwife in any other state or country, the
applicant shall cause to be submitted the equivalent of a Tennessee Certificate
of Endorsement from each such licensing agency which indicates the applicant
either holds a current or active authorization to practice as a professional
midwife and whether it is in good standing, or has held an authorization to
practice as a professional midwife which is currently inactive and whether it
was in good standing at the time it became inactive. It is the applicant's
responsibility to request this information be submitted directly from each such
licensing agency to the Council's administrative office.
(f) An applicant shall disclose the
circumstances surrounding any of the following:
1. Conviction of any criminal law violation
of any country, state or municipality, except minor traffic
violations.
2. The denial of
professional licensure/certification application by any other state or the
discipline of any professional licensure/certification in any state.
3. Loss or restriction of professional
licensure/certification.
4. Any
civil suit judgment or civil suit settlement in which the applicant was a party
defendant including, without limitation, actions involving malpractice, breach
of contract, antitrust activity or any other civil action remedy recognized
under the country's or state's statutory common or case law.
5. Failure of any professional licensure or
certification examination.
(g) An applicant shall cause to be submitted
to the Council's administrative office directly from the vendor identified in
the Council's certification application materials, the result of a criminal
background check.
Notes
Authority: T.C.A. ยงยง 4-5-202, 4-5-204, 63-9-101, 63-9-111, 63-29-107, 63-29-114, and 63-29-116.
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