1. (a) Inactive status is automatic on the day after the license expires.

2. (b)

   1. (1) LLMs who do not maintain a current license will be considered inactive.
   2. (2) Inactive status may be maintained for up to three (3) years.
3. (c) An LLM with inactive status may not practice midwifery until the license is reactivated.

4. (d) To reactivate a license with inactive status, the applicant must:

   1. (1) Submit a copy of their current CPM, CNM, or CM credential or, if the applicant was licensed prior to the effective date of this part, document additional continuing education credits totaling ten (10) hours for each year of inactive status;
   2. (2) Submit current CPR certification;
   3. (3) Submit current NARM-approved neonatal resuscitation certification; and
   4. (4) Take the Arkansas Rules Examination and achieve a score of eighty percent (80%) or higher.

Codification Notes: "CM" means certified midwife. "CNM" means certified nurse midwife. "CPM" means certified professional midwife. "CPR" means cardiopulmonary resuscitation. "LLM" means licensed lay midwife. "NARM" means North American Registry of Midwives.