.15 Qualifications of Applicants for Initial Licensure.

A. An applicant shall:

(1) Be of good moral character;

(2) Be a high school graduate or have completed equivalent education;

(3) Be 21 years old or older;

(4) Hold a current cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification issued by the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association;

(5) Have completed in the past 2 years the American Academy of Pediatrics or American Heart Association Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP);

(6) Hold a current valid Certified Professional Midwife credential granted by NARM; and

(7) Have completed a midwifery education program as describe in §B of this regulation.

B. Midwifery Education Program. The applicant shall:

(1) Have completed a midwifery education program that is accredited by MEAC or ACME;

(2) Have completed the NARM Midwifery Bridge Certificate Program; or

(3) If the applicant was certified by NARM as a certified professional midwife on or before January 15, 2017, through a non-MEAC accredited program, but otherwise qualifies for licensure, provide:

(a) Verification of completion of NARM-approved clinical requirements; and

(b) Evidence of completion, in the past 2 years, of an additional 50 hours of continuing education units approved by the Board and accredited by MEAC, the American College of Nurse Midwives, or the Accrediting Council for Continuing Medical Education, which included:

(i) 14 hours of obstetric emergency skills training such as a Birth Emergency Skills Training (BEST) or an Advanced Life Saving in Obstetrics (ALSO) course; and

(ii) 36 hours of pharmacology, lab interpretation of pregnancy, antepartum complications, intrapartum complications, postpartum complications, and neonatal care courses.