1. (a) The board will issue a certificate as a direct-entry midwife to an applicant who meets the requirements of AS 08.65.050 and this section, and passes the examination required in 12 AAC 14.110.

2. (b) An applicant for certification shall

   1. (1) submit documentation that the applicant is at least 18 years of age;
   2. (2) apply on a form provided by the department;
   3. (3) pay the fees established in 12 AAC 14.110;
   4. (4) submit verification of a high school education or its equivalent;

   5. (5) submit copies verifying a current

      1. (A) certification in the Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers Program (BLS);
      2. (B) certified professional midwife certification in good standing from the North American Registry of Midwives (NARM); and
      3. (C) certification in neonatal resuscitation from the Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) from the American Academy of Pediatrics;
   6. (6) submit an affidavit signed by the applicant that verifies compliance with AS 08.65.050(3); and
   7. (7) submit written evidence of satisfactory completion of the course of study requirements in 12 AAC 14.200 and supervised clinical experience requirements in 12 AAC 14.210; the combined length of study and experience must be at least one year.
3. (c) In order to be scheduled for review by the board at its next regularly scheduled meeting, a complete application for certification and all supporting documents, including the requirements of (b) of this section, must be received by the division's Juneau office before the board will review the application.
4. (d) The board will approve a program as a substitution for a program required under (b)(5) of this section, if the board determines that the substitute program is equivalent to the program required under (b)(5) of this section.

(Eff. 5/11/94, Register 130; am 4/4/2002, Register 162; am 3/2/2003, Register 165; am 5/2/2004, Register 170; am 8/19/2004, Register 171; am 4/29/2006, Register 178; am 6/29/2013, Register 206; am 2/11/2017, Register 221; am 2/22/2023, Register 245)

Authority: AS 08.65.030, AS 08.65.050