2025 Minnesota Statutes

148G.04 CERTIFIED MIDWIFE LICENSING.

Subdivision 1.Licensure.

(a) No person shall practice as a certified midwife or serve as the faculty of record for clinical instruction in a midwifery distance learning program unless the person is licensed by the board under this chapter.

(b) An applicant for a license to practice as a certified midwife must apply to the board in a format prescribed by the board and pay a fee in an amount determined under section 148G.11.

(c) To be eligible for licensure, an applicant must:

(1) not hold an encumbered license or other credential as a certified midwife or equivalent professional designation in any state or territory;

(2) hold a current and valid certification as a certified midwife from the American Midwifery Certification Board or any successor organization acceptable to the board and provide primary source verification of certification to the board in a format prescribed by the board;

(3) have completed a graduate-level midwifery education program that includes clinical experience, is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education or any successor organization recognized by the United States Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, and leads to a graduate degree. The applicant must submit primary source verification of program completion to the board in a format prescribed by the board. The primary source verification must verify the applicant completed three separate graduate-level courses in physiology and pathophysiology; advanced health assessment; and advanced pharmacology, including pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacotherapeutics of all broad categories of agents;

(4) report any criminal conviction, nolo contendere plea, Alford plea, or other plea arrangement in lieu of conviction; and

(5) not have committed any acts or omissions that are grounds for disciplinary action in another jurisdiction or, if these acts were committed and would be grounds for disciplinary action as set forth in section 148G.13, the board has found after an investigation that sufficient remediation was made.

Subd. 2.Clinical practice component.

If more than five years have elapsed since the applicant has practiced in the certified midwife role, the applicant must complete a reorientation plan as a certified midwife. The plan must include supervision during the clinical component by a licensed practitioner with experience in providing care to patients with the same or similar health care needs. The applicant must submit the plan and the name of the practitioner to the board. The plan must include a minimum of 500 hours of supervised certified midwifery practice. The certified midwife must submit verification of completion of the clinical reorientation to the board when the reorientation is complete.

History:

1Sp2025 c 3 art 3 s 87