Alaska CNMs have prescriptive authority. Direct entry midwives are licensed as certified direct entry midwives CDMs. Hoffard alaska. Box Juneau, AK Box Anchorage, AK Email: info alaskamidwives. State Board of Nursing Certified nurse-midwives are licensed as an advance practice nurses with a specialty in nurse midwifery. California Association of Midwives www.
A CNM or physician who is licensed as such cannot be registered as a direct-entry midwife. Direct entry midwives are not regulated by the state of Connecticut; there is no licensure available.
Direct entry midwives are not regulated by the District of Columbia; there is no licensure available. Midwifery flhealth.
Florida Friends of Midwives www. Direct entry midwives practice illegally, because certification that is required by state law is not available. Certified Nurse-Midwives are authorized to practice as advanced practice registered nurses.
Georgia Friends of Midwives www. Georgia Midwifery Association www. The Hawaiian legislature passed SB in April of establishing licensure for CPMs and exempting Traditional Hawaiian Healers providing prenatal, maternal, and child care from licensure.
Box Honolulu, HI Phone: Idaho Midwifery Council www. Direct entry midwives are not regulated by the state of Illinois; there is no licensure available. Coalition for Illinois Midwifery www.
Direct entry midwives are not regulated by the state of Iowa; there is no licensure available. Iowa Board of Nursing Certified Nurse-Midwives are licensed as advanced registered nurse practitioners. Legislation was passed in April of establishing licensure for CPMs. Kentucky Board of Nursing www. Kentucky Home birth Coalition www. Direct entry midwives are licensed as licensed midwives.
Direct entry midwives will be licensed by the state of Maine in when legislation passed in takes effect. Midwives of Maine MOM www. Maryland Families for Safe Birth www. Maryland Friends of Midwives www. Direct entry midwives are not regulated by the state of Massachusetts; there is no licensure available. MA Friends of Midwives www. Massachusetts Midwives Alliance www. Direct entry midwives are not regulated by the state of MS; there is no licensure available.
Mississippi Board of Nursing Certified Nurse-Midwives are licensed as advanced practice registered nurses. Both certified nurse midwives and direct entry midwives may practice in MO; only CNMs are eligible for licensure. Missouri Division of Professional Registration Certified Nurse-Midwives are licensed as advanced practice nurse midwives. Montana Midwifery Association www. Direct Entry Midwives are not regulated by the State of Nebraska; there is no licensure available.
All are licensed as licensed midwives. CNMs are independent practitioners in most states, however a few states require physician supervision. Direct - entry Midwives are recognized as legal practitioners in some U. Certified midwives CM take the same national certification examination as CNMs but receive the professional designation of certified midwife. They are only recognized and able to practice in a handful of states.
Certified Professional Midwives CPM In the United States, a national certification is available for the Certified Professional Midwife but national midwifery licensing does not exist as it does in many other countries. Rather, a Certified Professional Midwife is nationally certified through the North American Registry of Midwives NARM , and if a license is available it is issued by the state s in which the midwife practices.
Thus there are 50 separate and distinct jurisdictions, licensing laws, professional licensing boards, and sets of rules and regulations in the United States and more if you consider all U. As of October 1, , CPMs are legally authorized to practice in 35 states which includes New York, in which CPMs are qualified for licensure by statute, however have been excluded from implementation of the law, leaving CPMs unable to be licensed in New York. Some states have their own criteria for licensure of direct-entry midwives LM.
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