SECTION 485:10-15-8. Practice as a Certified Nurse-Midwife

(a)   Educational preparation. An applicant for licensure as a Certified Nurse-Midwife must provide evidence of Successful completion of a nurse midwifery program accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education. Effective January 1, 2016, an applicant for initial licensure or licensure by endorsement as a Certified Nurse-Midwife must hold a graduate level degree from an advanced practice education program accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education.

(b)   Certification. The applicant for licensure as a Certified Nurse-Midwife must hold current certification for the practice of nurse-midwifery from the American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB).

[Source: Amended and renumbered from 485:10-15-1 at 8 Ok Reg 3579, eff 9-20-91 (emergency); Amended and renumbered from 485:10-15-1 at 9 Ok Reg 2103, eff 6-11-92; Amended at 25 Ok Reg 1415, eff 7-1-08; Amended at 29 Ok Reg 1615, eff 7-12-12]